tldr/pages/common/chafa.md

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chafa

Image printing in the terminal. See also: catimg, pixterm. More information: https://hpjansson.org/chafa.

  • Render an image directly in the terminal:

chafa {{path/to/file}}

  • Render an image with 24-bit [c]olor:

chafa -c full {{path/to/file}}

  • Improve image rendering with small color palettes using dithering:

chafa -c 16 --dither ordered {{path/to/file}}

  • Render an image, making it appear pixelated:

chafa --symbols vhalf {{path/to/file}}

  • Render a monochrome image with only braille characters:

chafa -c none --symbols braille {{path/to/file}}