img2sixel
converts images to Sixel format for terminal display
TLDR
Display image in terminal
$ img2sixel [image.png]
Set width$ img2sixel -w [800] [image.png]
Set height$ img2sixel -h [600] [image.png]
Specify colors$ img2sixel -p [256] [image.png]
Pipe output$ curl [url/image.png] | img2sixel
SYNOPSIS
img2sixel [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
img2sixel converts images to Sixel format for terminal display. Sixel enables inline graphics in compatible terminals.The tool supports various image formats and outputs Sixel escape sequences. It works with terminals like xterm, mlterm, and others.
PARAMETERS
FILE
Image file to display.-w WIDTH
Output width in pixels.-h HEIGHT
Output height in pixels.-p COLORS
Number of colors.-d DIFFUSION
Dithering method.-e
Encode only (no display).--help
Display help information.
INSTALL
sudo apt install libsixel-bin
sudo apk add libsixel-tools
CAVEATS
Requires Sixel-capable terminal. Part of libsixel. Quality depends on colors.
HISTORY
img2sixel is part of libsixel by Hayaki Saito for terminal graphics.