CLUSTER TERMINAL-IMAGE-VIEWER · 24 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2009-12-25
Terminal-based image viewers
This cluster consists of tools that render image files directly inside terminal emulators or command-line sessions, using protocols like Sixel, iTerm, or Kitty, and ranging from simple URL openers to feature-rich galleries. Dated entries span from December 2009 through June 2026, appearing sporadically with a slight concentration in early 2026, though the overall pattern is thin and irregular. The leading traction signals among members are gallery-tui, iv-cli, and moderncore, each with 0 stars, indicating minimal community engagement so far.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 4 hand-coded
Operator · 4 open source
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 4 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 21termplay0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceTerminal media player that plays images and videos in the command line.
- 22terminalgraphics0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceTerminal app that displays images and videos directly in the command line.
- 23tiv0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceTerminal-based image viewer that renders image files directly in the terminal window.
- 24ttyvideo0★9 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCommand-line tool that plays video in the terminal.
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