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fancy-cat for Mac

PDF reader for terminal emulators using the Kitty image protocol

Quick answer: fancy-cat is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install fancy-cat. It is distributed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 71 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What fancy-cat is

fancy-cat is a terminal emulator for macOS: PDF reader for terminal emulators using the Kitty image protocol.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/freref/fancy-cat.

How to install fancy-cat

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install fancy-cat.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install fancy-cat on Mac?

Run brew install fancy-cat in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is fancy-cat open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the AGPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does fancy-cat run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is fancy-cat?

It was installed 71 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3996 in this catalogue.

What version of fancy-cat is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.6.0.