kitty-tabs

A fast fuzzy tab switcher for Kitty terminal written in C++ using fzf. It feels like alfred / raycast for terminal. It lets you quickly search and switch between Kitty tabs using a lightweight native binary instead of slow scripting layers.

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⚡ Why this exists

Switching tabs in terminal workflows should feel instant.

Most implementations (Node/Python scripts) add unnecessary overhead:

• runtime startup cost
• slow process spawning
• extra abstraction layers

This project removes all of that and directly uses:

• C++ for execution speed
• POSIX APIs for process control
• fzf for fuzzy selection (make sure that you install it using brew package manager for it to work)

Result: near-instant tab switching experience

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Setup

1. Configure

cmake --preset=default

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2. Build

cmake --build build

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3. Keep at ~/.local/bin (macOS)

cp ./build/kitty_tabs ~/.local/bin

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4. Bind with a keyboard shortcut in kitty.conf

map option+space launch --type=overlay ~/.local/bin/kitty_tabs

Note: Please write your own CMakeUserPresets.json and set value of VCPKG_ROOT as per installation path on your machine