.. _quickstart:

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package, but note that some Linux distribution packages are woefully outdated.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.

.. image:: https://repology.org/badge/tiny-repos/kitty-terminal.svg
   :target: https://repology.org/project/kitty-terminal/versions
   :alt: Number of repositories kitty is available in

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`.
