hzeller/timg
A terminal image and video viewer. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 25
- Longevity 100
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: 133.0
- age_days: 3728
- days_rel: 340
- days_push: 28
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
2734 stars · 88 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
timg is a terminal-based image and video viewer written in C++ that renders images using terminal graphics protocols like Sixel, Kitty, and iTerm2, with Unicode block-character fallback. It supports animated GIFs, video playback, and grid display of multiple images directly in the shell.
Use cases
- view images in the terminal without launching a GUI viewer
- quickly preview images over ssh
- play animated gifs in the terminal
- browse a directory of images in a grid
- watch videos in the terminal
- display images in kitty, iterm2, or sixel-capable terminals
When to choose
- you work primarily in a terminal or over ssh and need quick visual checks
- your terminal supports sixel, kitty, or iTerm2 graphics protocols and you want full-resolution output
- you want to preview many images at once with grid mode
When to avoid
- you need full-featured image editing or zooming beyond terminal resolution
- your terminal lacks 24-bit color and graphics protocol support and you need pixel-accurate images
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
image-processing video-processing terminal-ui cli media developer-tools windows cli cross-platform sixel kitty-graphics iterm2 ascii-art image-viewer video-viewer gif command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/hzeller/timg · fetched 2026-08-28 · bfed07885e94
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hzeller/timg | main | 72 |
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