macOS
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brew install glyphlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install glyph with Homebrew, winget
Converts images/video to ASCII art. Version 1.0.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14.
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Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id HasNate618.Glyph -eWindows Package Manager source index · HasNate618.Glyph · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Converts images/video to ASCII art
Project links
Commands and aliases
- glyph
history
Project history and usage
glyph is a Zig command-line renderer that converts images and videos into ASCII art, either in a terminal or as saved media files. Its public history is short, so the strongest source-backed account is its repository metadata and README-documented feature set.
Project history
The public repository was created in 2024 under the `seatedro` GitHub account. The README describes the project as a modern ASCII renderer that can build with Zig, optionally compile FFmpeg support, and output terminal renderings, text files, images, GIFs, or videos.
Development centers on media conversion features rather than a large ecosystem: color output, brightness and contrast adjustment, edge detection, custom character sets, dithering, pixel mode, block symbols, and FFmpeg-backed software or hardware encoders.
Adoption history
glyph's adoption signals are modest but visible for a young media CLI: repository metadata shows hundreds of stars, Homebrew packages it, and a Windows package entry is listed in the input data. That suggests interest from users who want a readily installed ASCII-media converter rather than a library platform.
How it is used
Practitioners use `glyph -i input.jpg -o output.png` for image conversion, omit `--output` for terminal rendering, save `.txt` output for plain ASCII text, and pass video files to produce MP4 or GIF output. Options cover color, scaling, edge detection, dithering, custom character ramps, block size, audio retention, and codec selection.
The README's FFmpeg section documents software encoders such as x264 and x265, NVIDIA NVENC on Windows and Linux, and VideoToolbox on macOS, making the tool useful for both quick terminal previews and exported ASCII-video artifacts.
Why package nerds care
glyph is package-nerd interesting because it combines a modern Zig build with a classic terminal-art task and FFmpeg media output. The package value is practical: install one small CLI, convert an image or video, and leave without writing a script around lower-level media libraries.
Timeline
- 2024: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2024: README documented Homebrew installation and Zig source builds.
- Later development: README documented FFmpeg-backed video encoding, dithering, pixel mode, and terminal rendering options.
Related projects
- FFmpeg provides the media decoding and encoding context described by the README.
- Zig is the implementation and build language.
- Homebrew and Windows package entries make the CLI easier to install for media-art workflows.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:video,image
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
glyph | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.11
manager updated2026-06-14
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.11
https://github.com/seatedro/glyph
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:glyph |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.11 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/glyph |
| Homepage | https://github.com/seatedro/glyph |
| Repository | https://github.com/seatedro/glyph |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/seatedro/glyph#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/seatedro/glyph/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.11.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-14T14:15:25-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | ffmpeg |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf, zig@0.14 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | glyph |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
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HasNate618.Glyph
winget install --id HasNate618.Glyph -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyph
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment