derf/feh
a fast and light image viewer observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6053
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1908 stars · 173 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
feh is a fast, lightweight, and highly configurable image viewer for X11, aimed at command-line users but also launchable from file managers. It supports slideshow, thumbnail, list, and multiwindow modes, filelists, custom actions, and can set X11 wallpapers.
Use cases
- view images quickly from the terminal
- browse a directory of images as a slideshow
- generate thumbnail index sheets of image collections
- set the X11 desktop wallpaper from the command line
- list image files with dimensions like ls
- bind custom shell actions to keys while viewing images
When to choose
- you want a minimal, fast X11 image viewer with low dependencies
- you prefer keyboard-driven image browsing from the command line
- you need a lightweight wallpaper setter or thumbnail indexer
- you run a minimal window manager setup without a full desktop environment
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured GUI viewer with editing tools or heavy format support
- you are on Wayland without X11 compatibility
- you want a mouse-first, point-and-click photo manager
Facets
application · maturity stable
image-processing gui cli graphics desktop-applications media bsd cli image-viewer x11 imlib2 wallpaper-setter slideshow thumbnail-browser c command-line linux macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/derf/feh · fetched 2026-08-28 · 111f28425426
- homepage: https://feh.finalrewind.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9a60c9a1941
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| derf/feh | main | 77 |
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