# edluffy/hologram.nvim

👻 A cross platform terminal image viewer for Neovim. Extensible and fast, written in Lua and C. Works on macOS and Linux.

Repository: https://github.com/edluffy/hologram.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hologramnvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-11-15T01:01:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1980, "days_push": 1023, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1435, forks 32 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.503208+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin that displays images inline in the terminal using the Kitty Graphics Protocol. It is written in Lua and C, exposing an extensible image API for other plugins.

## Use cases
- view images inline inside neovim buffers
- preview markdown images while editing notes in neovim
- display png files in the terminal without leaving the editor
- build other neovim plugins that render images
- show image previews in terminal-based workflows

## When to choose
- you use Neovim in the Kitty terminal on macOS or Linux
- you want fast, flicker-free inline image display in your editor
- you need an image-rendering API to embed in other Neovim plugins

## When to avoid
- you use Windows or a terminal without Kitty Graphics Protocol support
- you need a stable, production-ready plugin with no breaking changes
- you only need image viewing outside of Neovim

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: experimental
- function: image-processing, ui-components
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: neovim, kitty-graphics-protocol, terminal-images, lua, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- edluffy/hologram.nvim (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.503208+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 2026-08-30T04:36:51.159280+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/edluffy/hologram.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.503208+00:00, sha 4a721865e56a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.