img

README

img - Command-line image viewer

A command line tool to view images (PNG, JPEG, GIF) right on the terminal. img comes in handy in the following scenarios:

• to view images over SSH and VPN connections (where it's cumbersome to grab images and view them on the host machine)
• can be used to generate splash screens for Linux logins (e.g. motd)
• you never have to leave the terminal if you are working with image generation code
• just for fun!

GIF

JPEG/PNG

Installation

macOS

brew tap codeliveroil/apps
brew install img

Other

Download the latest release for your operating system and machine architecture. If one is not available, you can very easily compile from source.

Usage

img -help

Examples

img car.png
img -w logo.sh logo.gif
img -l 2 wheel.gif

Library API for Go

img := viz.Image{
	Filename:  "input.gif",
	LoopCount: 2,
}

// Read the image
if err := img.Init(); err != nil {
	//handle error
}

// Render the image
if err := img.Draw(&viz.StdoutCanvas{}); err != nil {
	//handle error
}

Compile from source

Setup

1. Install Go
2. Clone this repository

Build for your current platform

make
make install

Cross compile for a different platform

1. Build

   make platform
   

2. Follow the prompts and select a platform
3. The binary will be available in the build folder