# Install aview

ASCII-art image browser and animation viewer. Version 1.3.0rc1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:aview
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install aview
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install aview
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: aview from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:aview
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aview>
- **Version:** 1.3.0rc1
- **Source summary:** ASCII-art image browser and animation viewer
- **Homepage:** <https://aa-project.sourceforge.net/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://aa-project.sourceforge.net/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/aa-project/aview/1.3.0rc1/aview-1.3.0rc1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- aaflip (cli)
- asciiview (cli)
- aview (cli)
- aaflip (alias)
- asciiview (alias)
- aview (alias)

## Dependencies

- aalib

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.3.0rc1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://aa-project.sourceforge.net/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** aview
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - aview - 1.3.0rc1-11: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: aview from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | high quality ASCII art image viewer and video player | https://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aview/
- Ubuntu apt - aview - 1.3.0rc1-9.2ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aview from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | A high quality ASCII art image viewer and video player | http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aview/


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- [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [catimg](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/catimg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal.
- [agg](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/agg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, terminal.
- [feh](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/feh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media.
- [pqiv](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/pqiv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media.
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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph