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Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install libsixel

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install libsixel

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add libsixel

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

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install libsixel

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

Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libsixel

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

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S libsixel

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

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install libsixel-bin

Debian stable package indexes · libsixel-bin · Quelle: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install libsixel-bash-completion

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsixel-bash-completion · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation

Befehle und Aliase

  • img2sixel
  • libsixel-config
  • sixel2png

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

libsixel is a C encoder and decoder for DEC SIXEL terminal graphics, plus command-line tools such as img2sixel and sixel2png. It matters because it helped revive a 1980s terminal image protocol for modern terminals, plots, previews, and command-line image workflows.

Projektgeschichte

The project traces back to Hayaki Saito's libsixel work, described as an implementation derived from kmiya's sixel encoder. Its README explains SIXEL as a Digital Equipment Corporation format for printer and terminal imaging whose data is represented as terminal-friendly escape sequences.

A community fork under the libsixel GitHub organization continued the project after Saito stopped participating publicly in January 2020, according to the fork README. That fork collected improvements and security patches, later switching the build system to Meson for libsixel 2.0.

Adoptionsgeschichte

libsixel rode a broader revival of terminal graphics. The README lists use in or integration with projects and workflows around gnuplot, Ghostscript, ImageMagick, lsix, FFmpeg-SIXEL, SDL experiments, w3m integration, GNU Screen forks, RetroArch, and terminal support in xterm, mlterm, iTerm2, WezTerm, and related emulators.

The README also lists packaging through FreeBSD ports, pkgsrc, Homebrew, Debian, Arch, Gentoo, Ubuntu, NixOS, OpenBSD Ports, Fedora Copr, SlackBuilds, and MacPorts, which made it a common optional dependency for software that wants SIXEL output.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users most often meet libsixel through `img2sixel`, which converts images and animations into SIXEL escape sequences for display in a compatible terminal, and `sixel2png`, which decodes SIXEL back into PNG. Developers can use the C API and several language bindings to generate or decode SIXEL programmatically.

The practical constraint is terminal support: when the terminal understands SIXEL, the output renders inline; when it does not, users see escape data or nothing useful.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

libsixel is a package-nerd favorite because it compresses a lot of terminal history into one dependency: DEC hardware, escape sequences, image quantization, terminal emulator feature flags, and modern CLI image previews all meet in a small C library.

It also shows how optional media support propagates through package managers. A plotting tool, terminal browser, or file manager may grow SIXEL support only when a distro or formula enables the right build option and ships libsixel.

Zeitleiste

  • 1980s: DEC introduced SIXEL for printer and terminal imaging.
  • 2020-01: The community fork README records Saito's disappearance from public maintenance activity.
  • 2025-01-11: The libsixel organization release page records v1.10.5.
  • 2025-02-12: The libsixel organization repository was archived as read-only.

Related projects

  • Related projects include the original saitoha/libsixel repository, kmiya's sixel encoder, mlterm, xterm, iTerm2, gnuplot, ImageMagick, Ghostscript, lsix, FFmpeg-SIXEL, and other terminal graphics protocols such as kitty graphics.

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signale

  • metadata:library-like

Installationsverhalten

  • In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
  • Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 8 Plattformziele verfügbar.
  • Installiert mit 2 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
  • Build-Metadaten listen 2 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

BefehlArtSichtbarkeitHinweis
img2sixelcliglobales Executable
libsixel-configcliglobales Executable
sixel2pngcliglobales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

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Seite generiert2026-07-25
Manager-Version1.10.5
Manager aktualisiert
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamaktuell
neueste erkannte Versionv1.10.5

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

  • InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüsselbrew:libsixel
Version1.10.5
PaketmanagerHomebrew
Paketmanager-Seitehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libsixel
Homepagehttps://github.com/saitoha/sixel
Repositoryhttps://github.com/saitoha/sixel
Upstream-Dokumentationhttps://github.com/libsixel/libsixel#readme
LizenzMIT
Quellarchivhttps://github.com/libsixel/libsixel/archive/refs/tags/v1.10.5.tar.gz
Abhängigkeitenjpeg-turbo, libpng
Build-Abhängigkeitenmeson, ninja
Bottleverfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnicht definiert
Dienstkeiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelibsixel
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

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Debian apt95%

libsixel-bin 1.10.5-1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (binary)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apt install libsixel-bin
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsixel-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsixel-dev 1.10.5-1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (develop)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

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

libsixel-examples 1.10.5-1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (examples)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apt install libsixel-examples
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsixel-examples from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsixel1 1.10.5-1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (runtime)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apt install libsixel1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsixel1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

libsixel

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

libsixel-bin 1.10.3-3build1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (binary)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apt install libsixel-bin
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsixel-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsixel-dev 1.10.3-3build1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (develop)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

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

libsixel-examples 1.10.3-3build1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (examples)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apt install libsixel-examples
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsixel-examples from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsixel1 1.10.3-3build1

DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (runtime)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apt install libsixel1
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsixel1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

libsixel 1.10.5-r0

SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

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

libsixel-dev 1.10.5-r0

SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation (development files)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

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

libsixel-doc 1.10.5-r0

SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation (documentation)

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

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

libsixel-tools 1.10.5-r0

SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

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

libsixel-tools-bash-completion 1.10.5-r0

SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apk add libsixel-tools-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libsixel-tools-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libsixel-tools-zsh-completion 1.10.5-r0

SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo apk add libsixel-tools-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libsixel-tools-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

libsixel 1.10.5-6.fc45

SIXEL encoding and decoding

https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel

sudo dnf install libsixel
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libsixel
  • 7 Abhängigkeiten
  • 2 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libsixel
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libsixel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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