chafa

Image printing in the terminal. See also: catimg, pixterm. More information: <https://hpjansson.org/chafa>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/chafa.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install chafa
Ubuntu
apt-get install chafa
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S chafa
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install chafa
Fedora
dnf install chafa
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install chafa
OS X
brew install chafa

Image printing in the terminal. See also: catimg, pixterm. More information: <https://hpjansson.org/chafa>.

  • Render an image directly in the terminal:
    chafa path/to/file
  • Render an image with 24-bit [c]olor:
    chafa -c full path/to/file
  • Improve image rendering with small color palettes using dithering:
    chafa -c 16 --dither ordered path/to/file
  • Render an image, making it appear pixelated:
    chafa --symbols vhalf path/to/file
  • Render a monochrome image with only braille characters:
    chafa -c none --symbols braille path/to/file

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