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feh vs Terminal Image Viewer: catalog facts
fehTerminal Image Viewer
Free

Free and open source under a variant of the MIT licence.

Free

Free software under Apache-2.0 or GPL-3.0-or-later.

Linux, Command line Command line
  • Fast and light, usable entirely from the keyboard
  • Slideshow, thumbnail, list and multiwindow modes
  • Displays image previews in a terminal
  • Can show thumbnails and filenames for multiple images
  • X11 only
  • Minimal interface with no editing tools
  • Image rendering depends on terminal color and Unicode support
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT-feh License: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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