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timg vs mpv: catalog facts
timg	mpv
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 license.	Free Free software with no paid version.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Displays images and videos inside a terminal Supports Sixel, Kitty and iTerm2 graphics	High quality video output through OpenGL, Vulkan and D3D11, with scaling, colour management, frame timing… Hardware decoding on most platforms, switchable at runtime with --hwdec
Full-resolution display requires a compatible terminal	There is no real graphical interface, only a small on-screen controller over the video Configuration means editing mpv.conf and input.conf by hand
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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 September 20, 2026

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