PixelTerm-C is a terminal-native browser for images, videos and electronic books based on Chafa.
The software offers several ways to browse media, including single-image viewing, thumbnail grids, a dedicated book reader and a file-manager mode. Both keyboard and mouse navigation are supported.
Besides still images and animated GIFs, PixelTerm-C can play video and optionally open PDF, EPUB and CBZ publications with MuPDF support. Rendering can be adjusted with dithering, gamma, preloading and terminal-specific configuration.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Displays common image formats and animated GIFs.
- Plays video directly in the terminal.
- Offers single-view, grid preview, book-reader and file-manager modes.
- Supports PDF, EPUB and CBZ documents with MuPDF.
- Keyboard and mouse navigation.
- Automatically detects a suitable terminal rendering protocol.
- Configurable image preloading, dithering and gamma adjustment.
- Terminal-specific configuration overrides.
- Optional vivid colour enhancement to improve muted image colours.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux and macOS.
Website: github.com/zouyonghe/PixelTerm-C
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Developer: zouyonghe
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
PixelTerm-C is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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