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lsix vs mcat: catalog facts
lsix	mcat
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Shows real thumbnails inside the terminal Supports almost any image format through ImageMagick	Views images, video, Markdown, PDF and Office files in one command Available through cargo, Homebrew, AUR, Nix and Scoop
Requires a sixel-capable terminal and ImageMagick Infrequent updates, last change in 2024	Output quality depends on the terminal's graphics support Command line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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