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xyb3rt/sxiv

Simple X Image Viewer observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/xyb3rt/sxiv · C · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived

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: 5707
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1325
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1861 stars · 254 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

sxiv is a simple, fast image viewer for X11 written in C, supporting zooming, panning, rotating, thumbnail grids, GIF animation playback, and customizable key bindings via config.h. It is designed to be lightweight and keyboard-driven, following the suckless philosophy.

Use cases

  • view images quickly from the terminal on Linux
  • browse a folder of images as a thumbnail grid
  • play GIF animations with all frames loaded
  • customize image viewer keybindings in source config
  • cache thumbnails for fast reloading of large image directories

When to choose

  • you want a minimal, fast, keyboard-driven X11 image viewer
  • you need thumbnail browsing with caching for large image sets
  • you like configuring software by editing config.h and recompiling

When to avoid

  • you need a GUI image editor with filters or annotations
  • you are on Wayland without XWayland or on Windows/macOS
  • you want actively developed software with frequent updates

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

image-processing gui graphics desktop-applications media cpp image-viewer x11 thumbnails gif-animation keyboard-driven minimalist linux desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
xyb3rt/sxivmain10

For agents

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