fancy-cat ☆
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Description:
PDF reader for terminal emulators using the Kitty image protocol
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.5.0@2  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: pdf terminal kitty viewer cli
Install: brew install fancy-cat
About:
Fancy-cat is a minimalist PDF viewer designed for terminal environments that leverages the Kitty terminal's advanced image protocol to render documents directly in the console. It provides a fast, keyboard-driven interface for reading and navigating PDFs without requiring a graphical user interface. This makes it an ideal tool for developers and system administrators who need to view documentation on remote servers or within terminal multiplexers.
Key Features:
  • Renders PDFs using the high-performance Kitty graphics protocol
  • Lightweight and dependency-managed via Homebrew
  • Keyboard-centric navigation for efficient reading
  • No GUI required, runs entirely in the terminal
Use Cases:
  • Reading technical documentation or reports on remote servers via SSH
  • Quickly previewing PDF files within a terminal-based development workflow
  • Viewing documents in resource-constrained or headless environments
Alternatives:
  • zathura – A highly customizable document viewer for X11, but requires a graphical environment unlike fancy-cat.
  • less – The standard Unix pager, can display text-based PDFs but lacks image rendering capabilities.
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Dependencies: mupdf
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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