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InstallationsbefehlSicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install chafa

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install chafa

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/chafa/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add chafa

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · chafa · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install chafa

Debian stable package indexes · chafa · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install chafa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · chafa · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chafa

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chafa/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S chafa

Arch Linux sync databases · chafa · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install chafa

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · chafa · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverifiziert · 92%
scoop install main/chafa

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chafa.json · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverifiziert · 92%
winget install --id hpjansson.Chafa -e

Windows Package Manager source index · hpjansson.Chafa · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Versatile and fast Unicode/ASCII/ANSI graphics renderer

Befehle und Aliase

  • chafa

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Chafa is a terminal graphics renderer and C library that converts images and animations into ANSI, Unicode, sixel, Kitty, and related terminal graphics formats. It moved from a clever ANSI-art utility into a widely packaged terminal-media component with bindings and downstream integrations.

Projektgeschichte

Hans Petter Jansson introduced Chafa on April 24, 2018 as an open-source tool for displaying graphics in terminal environments. The project site describes it as a command-line utility plus a documented, stable C API; the README says it can handle animated GIFs and produce graphics or ANSI/Unicode character art for terminals ranging from historical teleprinters to modern emulators.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Chafa's official download page says packages are available for many Linux distributions, Windows, Homebrew, and MacPorts, and lists Arch, Brew, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Guix, Kali, MacPorts, OpenBSD, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Scoop, and Winget examples. The supplied input also records broad package-manager coverage across apk, brew, Debian, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, Ubuntu, Winget, and zypper.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users invoke chafa to render images and animations in terminals, choosing symbol sets, color modes, terminal graphics protocols, and output sizing. Developers can use libchafa through its C API, and the official site points to Python bindings and JavaScript/WebAssembly bindings for embedding the renderer in other tools.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Chafa matters to package nerds because it is a cross-platform terminal-media primitive: small enough to ship as a CLI, useful as a library, and visible in package ecosystems because terminal applications increasingly want inline image previews. Its official development page lists downstream users including Kew, Felix, HarfBuzz hb-view, nb, Neofetch, Offpunk, Oyomu, and Neovim plugins.

Zeitleiste

  • 2018: Chafa was introduced publicly as an open-source terminal graphics tool.
  • 2020: Chafa 1.4.0 added sixel output, expanding from character-cell mosaics into terminal pixel graphics protocols.
  • 2021: Chafa 1.8 broadened terminal graphics support, according to the official release-post list on the project site.
  • 2024: Chafa 1.14 was announced in the official release-post list.
  • 2026: The official download page lists Chafa 1.18.2 released on 2026-04-30.

Related projects

  • The introductory Chafa post places it in a lineage with aalib, libcaca, and timg. Official pages also point to chafapy, chafa-wasm, HarfBuzz hb-view, Neofetch, Offpunk, Telescope media files, and chafa.nvim as related bindings or consumers.

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

  • In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
  • Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
  • Installiert mit 11 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
  • Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

BefehlArtSichtbarkeitHinweis
chafacliglobales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

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Seite generiert2026-07-10
Manager-Version1.18.2
Manager aktualisiert2026-07-05
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüsselbrew:chafa
Version1.18.2
PaketmanagerHomebrew
Paketmanager-Seitehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chafa
Homepagehttps://hpjansson.org/chafa/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/hpjansson/chafa
Upstream-Dokumentationhttps://hpjansson.org/chafa
LizenzLGPL-3.0-or-later
Quellarchivhttps://hpjansson.org/chafa/releases/chafa-1.18.2.tar.xz
Zuletzt aktualisiert2026-07-05T23:07:18Z
Pulseupdated
Abhängigkeitencairo, freetype, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, jpeg-turbo, jpeg-xl, libavif, librsvg, libtiff, webp
Build-Abhängigkeitenpkgconf
Bottleverfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnicht definiert
Dienstkeiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namechafa
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

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Debian apt95%

chafa 1.14.5-1

Image-to-text converter supporting a wide range of symbols, etc.

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo apt install chafa
  • Section: graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 11 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: chafa from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libchafa-dev 1.14.5-1

development files for image-to-text converter chafa

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo apt install libchafa-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libchafa-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libchafa0t64 1.14.5-1

library for image-to-text converter chafa

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo apt install libchafa0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libchafa0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

chafa

nix profile install nixpkgs#chafa
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/chafa/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

chafa 1.14.0-1.1build1

Image-to-text converter supporting a wide range of symbols, etc.

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo apt install chafa
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 11 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: chafa from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libchafa-dev 1.14.0-1.1build1

development files for image-to-text converter chafa

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo apt install libchafa-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libchafa-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libchafa0t64 1.14.0-1.1build1

library for image-to-text converter chafa

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo apt install libchafa0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libchafa0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

chafa 1.18.2-r0

Terminal graphics for the 21st century

https://hpjansson.org/chafa

sudo apk add chafa
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: chafa from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

chafa-bash-completion 1.18.2-r0

Bash completions for chafa

https://hpjansson.org/chafa

sudo apk add chafa-bash-completion
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: chafa-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

chafa-dev 1.18.2-r0

Terminal graphics for the 21st century (development files)

https://hpjansson.org/chafa

sudo apk add chafa-dev
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: chafa-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

chafa-doc 1.18.2-r0

Terminal graphics for the 21st century (documentation)

https://hpjansson.org/chafa

sudo apk add chafa-doc
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: chafa-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

chafa-fish-completion 1.18.2-r0

Fish completions for chafa

https://hpjansson.org/chafa

sudo apk add chafa-fish-completion
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: chafa-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

chafa-libs 1.18.2-r0

Terminal graphics for the 21st century (libraries)

https://hpjansson.org/chafa

sudo apk add chafa-libs
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: chafa-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

chafa-zsh-completion 1.18.2-r0

Zsh completions for chafa

https://hpjansson.org/chafa

sudo apk add chafa-zsh-completion
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: chafa-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

chafa 1.18.2-1.fc45

Image-to-text converter for terminal

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo dnf install chafa
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 14 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: chafa from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

chafa-devel 1.18.2-1.fc45

Image-to-text converter for terminal (development files)

https://hpjansson.org/chafa/

sudo dnf install chafa-devel
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: chafa
  • 4 Abhängigkeiten
  • 2 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Chafa
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: chafa-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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Verwandte Tools

  • cairoRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • freetypeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gdk-pixbufRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • jpeg-turboRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • jpeg-xlRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libavifRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Gleicher Workflow

  • libsixelShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, terminal, terminal-graphics.
  • aggShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, terminal.
  • aviewShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, terminal.
  • bablShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media.
  • caireShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media.
  • camelliaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media.

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