Feature Request: sixel graphics support #666

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opened 2026-01-30 21:58:28 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @migueldeicaza on GitHub (May 7, 2019).

Would like to see Sixel support in the Terminal, this is the standard used to show graphics in the console.

Sixel is part of the original DEC specification for doing graphics in terminals and has been re-popularized in recent years for doing graphics on the command line, in particular by Pythonistas doing data science.

The libsixel library provides an encoder but is also a great introduction to the subject (better than the Wikipedia page):

https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel

Originally created by @migueldeicaza on GitHub (May 7, 2019). Would like to see Sixel support in the Terminal, this is the standard used to show graphics in the console. Sixel is part of the original DEC specification for doing graphics in terminals and has been re-popularized in recent years for doing graphics on the command line, in particular by Pythonistas doing data science. The libsixel library provides an encoder but is also a great introduction to the subject (better than the Wikipedia page): https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel
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