Chafa: Terminal Graphics for the 21st Century

1. bubbletea

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   A powerful little TUI framework 🏗

   

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3. chafa

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   📺🗿 Terminal graphics for the 21st century.

   

4. chafa.py

   3 3 118 7.1 Python

   Python bindings for Chafa. Visualize images with text in python.

   

   I use chafa extensively, and it really is the best tool for terminal graphics in my opinion.

   I use it as a fallback option for terminals without proper terminal graphics support in my TUI Jupytrr client, euporie.

   There are Python bindings available: https://github.com/GuardKenzie/chafa.py

5. chafa-wasm

   4 1 84 7.8 JavaScript

   Chafa WebAssembly module to convert images to text.

   

6. notcurses

   5 109 4,665 7.7 C

   blingful character graphics/TUI library. definitely not curses.

   

   notcurses is probably the best option for getting the best you can out of a random terminal (see https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses/blob/master/TERMIN... which details the status of most terminals people use), but the main thing is to choose a decent terminal that meets your needs. I personally use xterm (after using various other terminals, both "modern" and VTE-based), as I'm on Linux, and I need to connect to various devices (e.g. networking gear) where I need a reliable terminal that handles whatever those devices throw at it. The graphical mechanisms that work for me therefore are sixel and tektronic.

7. sdump

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   sixel image dumper (by uobikiemukot)

   

   w3m doesn't support chafa for inline image display.

   (You can set a custom w3mimgdisplay command, but it has to speak the same protocol as w3mimgdisplay. If you're feeling adventurous, you could try modifying <https://github.com/uobikiemukot/sdump/tree/master/yaimg-sixe...>.)

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