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Terminal Image Viewer vs lsix: catalog facts
Terminal Image Viewer	lsix
Free Free software under Apache-2.0 or GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Command line	Windows, Command line
Displays image previews in a terminal Can show thumbnails and filenames for multiple images	Shows real thumbnails inside the terminal Supports almost any image format through ImageMagick
Image rendering depends on terminal color and Unicode support	Requires a sixel-capable terminal and ImageMagick Infrequent updates, last change in 2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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