112 themes

Kitty themes

Kitty uses plain key/value color directives. The exported conf file sets the background, foreground, cursor, selection, and all sixteen ANSI colors.

What is a Kitty theme?

To install a theme in Kitty, download the theme file and follow the steps below; this page includes 112 ready-to-use palettes.

Each palette sets the background, foreground, cursor, selection, and the 16 ANSI colors used by prompts, Git, and editors. One palette is exported to six terminals, so colors stay consistent when you switch apps.

How does Kitty load themes?

Save the file to ~/.config/kitty/<name>.conf. Add include <name>.conf to ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf. This site generates the native file from one palette instead of copying an upstream theme file or screenshot.

Install a theme

Install a theme

  1. Save the file to ~/.config/kitty/<name>.conf.
  2. Add include <name>.conf to ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf.
  3. Reload the Kitty configuration.
One-line installmkdir -p "$HOME/.config/kitty" && curl -fsSL "https://terminalthemes.iwwi.app/ports/kitty/catppuccin-mocha.conf" -o "$HOME/.config/kitty/catppuccin-mocha.conf" && { grep -qxF 'include catppuccin-mocha.conf' "$HOME/.config/kitty/kitty.conf" 2>/dev/null || printf '\ninclude %s\n' 'catppuccin-mocha.conf' >> "$HOME/.config/kitty/kitty.conf"; } # Reload Kitty.

Example: this command installs Catppuccin Mocha. Every terminal theme page has its own command. All themes

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Where do Kitty themes go?

Save the file to ~/.config/kitty/<name>.conf. Add include <name>.conf to ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf.

Do I need to restart Kitty after changing a theme?

Reload the Kitty configuration. If the colors do not change, reopen the app or start a new terminal window.

Can I use the same Kitty theme in another terminal?

Yes. Each palette is stored once and exported natively for Herdr App, Ghostty, Alacritty, Kitty, iTerm2, and Windows Terminal. The 16 ANSI colors stay the same; only the file format changes.

Are these Kitty themes free to use?

Yes. Site code is MIT-licensed. Each palette keeps its upstream license; the theme page lists the author, source, and license before you download it.

All themes

All themes

Every theme below includes the full 16-color ANSI palette and a native configuration for this app.

Dark · 80

Light · 32