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Quickstart

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binary build

Pre-built binaries of |kitty| are available for both macOS and Linux. See the :doc:binary install instructions </binary>. You can also :doc:build from source </build>.

Additionally, you can use your favorite package manager to install the |kitty| package, but note that some Linux distribution packages are woefully outdated. |kitty| is available in a vast number of package repositories for macOS and Linux.

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See :doc:Configuring kitty <conf> for help on configuring |kitty| and :doc:Invocation <invocation> for the command line arguments |kitty| supports.

For a tour of kitty's design and features, see the :doc:overview.