Kitty Themes 🐱

A collection of beautiful themes for the kitty terminal emulator, inspired by the popular Monokai color scheme.

Themes

Kittykai Ristretto

A warm, coffee-inspired theme with muted tones and good contrast.

Preview Colors:

• Background: #2C2525 (Dark brown)
• Foreground: #FFF8F9 (Warm white)
• Cursor: #FFF8F9 (Warm white)
• ANSI Colors:
  • Black: #2C2525 / #766d6d
  • Red: #fd6883 / #f92672
  • Green: #adda78 / #a6e22e
  • Yellow: #f9cc6c / #e6db74
  • Blue: #85dacc / #66d9ef
  • Magenta: #a8a9eb / #ae81ff
  • Cyan: #a1efe4 / #85dacc
  • White: #FFF8F9 / #ffffff

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/atomic-235/kitty_themes.git
cd kitty_themes

2. Copy the theme file to your kitty configuration directory:

cp "themes/Kittykai Ristretto.conf" ~/.config/kitty/

3. Add the following line to your ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf:

include Kittykai\ Ristretto.conf

4. Reload kitty configuration:

kitty @ reload-config

Or use the kitty theme manager:

kitty +kitten themes --reload-in=all Kittykai\ Ristretto

Usage

To switch between installed themes, you can use:

# List available themes
kitty +kitten themes

# Set a theme
kitty +kitten themes --reload-in=all <theme-name>

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit new themes or improvements to existing ones.

Adding a New Theme

1. Create a new .conf file in the themes/ directory
2. Follow the naming convention: Theme Name.conf
3. Include a screenshot in the screenshots/ directory
4. Update this README with your theme's information

Theme Guidelines

• Use descriptive, creative names for themes
• Ensure good contrast and readability
• Include all 16 ANSI colors plus cursor, selection, and background colors
• Consider adding tab bar and window border colors for a complete look
• Test the theme across different programming languages and file types

Screenshots

Screenshots help users preview themes before installation. Please include:

• Terminal with code samples (multiple languages if possible)
• Show tab bar and window borders
• Demonstrate cursor and selection colors

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to the kitty team for creating an excellent terminal emulator
• Inspired by various popular color schemes and themes in the terminal community
• Special thanks to all contributors who help make this collection better

Related Projects

• kitty - The fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal emulator
• base16-kitty - Base16 themes for kitty
• awesome-kitty - A curated list of awesome kitty-related resources

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Made with ❤️ for the terminal community

Inspired by the classic Monokai color scheme