# grizzlypeak3d/DJV

Free EXR file viewer. DJV is a free, open-source high bit-depth image sequence player built for professional film, VFX & animation workflows. Use it for frame-accurate dailies, shot review, and A/B comparisons. Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Repository: https://github.com/grizzlypeak3d/DJV
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/djv
Homepage: https://grizzlypeak3d.github.io/DJV
Language: C++
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: viewer, graphics, vfx, player, playback, openexr, dpx, cineon, tiff, png, tga, jpeg, quicktime
Last push: 2026-09-03T02:00:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2892, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1114, forks 77 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:12.531563+00:00)

## What it is
DJV is a free, open-source desktop media player for reviewing high bit-depth image sequences and movies, built for professional film, VFX, and animation workflows. It offers real-time EXR/DPX playback, A/B comparison, OpenColorIO color management, OpenTimelineIO timeline support, and multi-track audio.

## Use cases
- play back EXR image sequences frame-accurately for dailies review
- compare two renders side by side with wipe, overlay, difference, or tile modes
- review VFX shots with OpenColorIO color management
- play back image sequences with audio at variable speed or in reverse
- export images, sequences, or movies with audio
- automate playback and review tasks from the command line

## When to choose
- you need a free, cross-platform viewer for high bit-depth EXR/DPX sequences in film or VFX pipelines
- you need frame-accurate dailies or shot review with A/B comparison tools
- you need OCIO color management and OTIO timeline support in a playback tool

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight image thumbnail browser rather than a sequence player
- you need broad video codec support out of the box without configuring external FFmpeg
- you need editing or compositing features, not just playback and review

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, video-processing, audio-processing, gui
- domain: graphics, media, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: exr-viewer, image-sequence-player, vfx, dailies, shot-review, opencolorio, opentimelineio, ab-comparison, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- grizzlypeak3d/DJV (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.531563+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:46:34.531552+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/grizzlypeak3d/DJV (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.531563+00:00, sha f1df74385e6a)
  - homepage: https://grizzlypeak3d.github.io/DJV (fetched 2026-08-29T12:49:39.409346+00:00, sha d85b606d01b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.