# 3rd/image.nvim

🖼️ Bringing images to Neovim.

Repository: https://github.com/3rd/image.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imagenvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, neovim-plugin
Last push: 2026-08-19T20:12:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 59, longevity 83
- inputs: {"age_days": 1167, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 193, "gap_med": 83.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2064, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.988891+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin written in Lua that adds image display support inside the editor using Kitty's Graphics Protocol, ueberzugpp, or Sixel backends. It provides a library for working with images plus built-in integrations for Markdown and Neorg, relying on ImageMagick for conversion and scaling.

## Use cases
- view images inline in neovim
- render images in markdown files in neovim
- display images in the terminal editor
- preview images while editing notes in neorg
- show image previews in kitty terminal
- render images over tmux in neovim

## When to choose
- you edit Markdown or Neorg documents with images in Neovim
- you use Kitty or another terminal supporting the Kitty Graphics Protocol
- you want a Lua library for programmatically displaying images in Neovim

## When to avoid
- you use a terminal without Kitty Graphics Protocol, ueberzugpp, or Sixel support
- you need high-performance image rendering on WezTerm or other partially compliant terminals
- you don't want to install ImageMagick as a dependency

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, ui-components, graphics
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, media
- platform: editor-plugin, cli
- tags: neovim, neovim-plugin, kitty-graphics-protocol, ueberzugpp, sixel, lua, markdown-preview, image-viewing, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- 3rd/image.nvim (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.988891+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 2026-08-30T02:56:58.029808+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/3rd/image.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.988891+00:00, sha 49e29d8e9cc9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.