Chafa
Terminal graphics renderer that displays images and animations using Unicode and ANSI.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install chafa
About Chafa
Chafa is a command-line tool that converts images and animations into terminal graphics using Unicode characters, ANSI colors and symbols. It is open source and runs on macOS and Linux, giving modern terminal emulators a way to preview visual media without leaving the command line.
Strengths
- Renders animations as well as static images directly in the terminal
- Open source and actively used as a building block by other terminal tools
Limitations
- Output quality depends heavily on the terminal emulator's color and font support
- No native Windows build listed
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Hans Petter Jansson
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Terminal graphics renderer that displays images and animations using Unicode and ANSI
- Categories
- CLI tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (ASCII & Terminal Art); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.