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catimg for Mac

Insanely fast image printing in your terminal

Quick answer: catimg is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install catimg. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 38 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What catimg is

catimg is a terminal emulator for macOS: insanely fast image printing in your terminal.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/posva/catimg.

How to install catimg

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install catimg.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install catimg on Mac?

Run brew install catimg in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is catimg open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does catimg run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is catimg?

It was installed 38 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5113 in this catalogue.

What version of catimg is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.8.0.