Command-line tool

mcat

brew/mcat

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Terminal image, video, directory, and Markdown viewer

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id skardyy.mcat -e
scoop install mcat

macOS

brew install mcat

Linux

brew install mcat

Display the contents of a file

mcat path/to/file

Display a Markdown file with a specific theme

mcat -t theme_name path/to/file.md

Display an image or video inline

mcat -i path/to/file

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