Command-line tool

viu

brew/viu

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Simple terminal image viewer written in Rust

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

cargo install viu

macOS

brew install viu
cargo install viu

Linux

brew install viu
cargo install viu

Render an image or animated GIF

viu path/to/file

Render an image or GIF from the internet using `curl`

curl -s https://example.com/image.png | viu -

Render an image with a transparent background

viu -t path/to/file

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