jstkdng/ueberzugpp
Drop in replacement for ueberzug written in C++ observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 82
- Release rhythm 60
- Longevity 95
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 138
- age_days: 1336
- days_rel: 108
- days_push: 108
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1315 stars · 50 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Überzug++ is a C++ command line utility that draws images directly in terminals using X11/Wayland child windows, sixels, or the kitty and iTerm2 graphics protocols. It is a drop-in replacement for the defunct ueberzug project, adding Wayland and macOS support, tmux compatibility, and animated image support.
Use cases
- display image previews in terminal file managers like lf, vifm, or yazi
- show images inside tmux panes on X11, sway, or hyprland
- render image thumbnails in fzf or vim/neovim plugins like image.nvim
- draw images on Wayland compositors such as sway and hyprland
- replace the abandoned ueberzug without changing existing scripts
- preview GIFs and animated webp images in the terminal
When to choose
- you need terminal image display on Wayland or macOS where ueberzug and w3mimgdisplay fall short
- you have existing ueberzug-based tooling and want a drop-in replacement
- you need animated GIF/webp support or fast cached image scaling in the terminal
When to avoid
- you only need sixel support and your terminal already provides it natively
- you are on a headless server with no graphical display or graphics-capable terminal
- you need a library API rather than a command line utility
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
image-processing cli developer-tools media cli terminal-images ueberzug x11 wayland sixel kitty-graphics iterm2-protocol command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jstkdng/ueberzugpp · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6f750adf21ef
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jstkdng/ueberzugpp | main | 77 |
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