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chafa

Image printing in the terminal. See also: catimg, pixterm. More information: https://hpjansson.org/chafa.
  • Render an image directly in the terminal:
    chafa {{path/to/file}}
  • Render an image with 24-bit [c]olor:
    chafa -c full {{path/to/file}}
  • Improve image rendering with small color palettes using dithering:
    chafa -c 16 --dither ordered {{path/to/file}}
  • Render an image, making it appear pixelated:
    chafa --symbols vhalf {{path/to/file}}
  • Render a monochrome image with only braille characters:
    chafa -c none --symbols braille {{path/to/file}}

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