Chafa Terminal Image and Graphics Renderer

Chafa converts images, animated GIFs, and video frames into ANSI/Unicode character art or terminal graphics protocols (Sixel, Kitty, iTerm2) for display in any terminal. It supports a wide range of image formats and output modes, making it the go-to tool for rendering rich visual content in CLI environments.

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• $ git clone https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa.git
• $ make

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• Python bindings

• excellent Python bindings for Chafa. If
• Python's your thing, check them out. They are easy to use and come with a

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

• detailed tutorial.

• Source: https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hpjansson/chafa/HEAD/README.md

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange