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Display images, video, and scaled text directly in terminal Emacs (emacs -nw) using the Kitty graphics protocol, tmux or Sixel

81 starsEmacs Lisp

kitty-graphics.el – Images, LaTeX and PDFs in terminal Emacs

by cashmere1337·Mar 11, 2026·4 points·1 comment

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Kitty protocol brings inline graphics to terminal Emacs where iimage-mode fails.

Strengths
  • Uses Kitty's native graphics protocol for true terminal rendering without X11
  • Supports LaTeX and PDF rendering directly in emacs -nw mode
  • Zero server dependencies, pure Elisp with terminal escape sequences
Weaknesses
  • Requires Kitty terminal exclusively, won't work in iTerm or alacritty
  • Extremely narrow audience: terminal Emacs users who also use Kitty
Target Audience

Emacs users who work in terminal mode (emacs -nw)

Similar To

iimage-mode · emacs-plus · vterm

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