Chafa Terminal Image and Graphics Renderer

Chafa converts images, animated GIFs, and video frames into ANSI/Unicode character art or terminal graphics protocols (Sixel, Kitty, iTerm2) for display in any terminal. It supports a wide range of image formats and output modes, making it the go-to tool for rendering rich visual content in CLI environments.

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Chafa Terminal Image and Graphics Renderer

Chafa converts images, animated GIFs, and video frames into ANSI/Unicode character art or terminal graphics protocols (Sixel, Kitty, iTerm2) for display in any terminal. It supports a wide range of image formats and output modes, making it the go-to tool for rendering rich visual content in CLI environments.

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

  • Python bindings

  • excellent Python bindings for Chafa. If
  • Python's your thing, check them out. They are easy to use and come with a

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

Source

agentskillexchange/skills/tree/main/skills/chafa-terminal-image-graphics-renderer commit e2c11f43c0

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/chafa-terminal-image-and-graphics-renderer