# Install glyph with Homebrew, winget Converts images/video to ASCII art. Version 1.0.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:glyph ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install glyph ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id HasNate618.Glyph -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: HasNate618.Glyph from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:glyph - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.11 - **Source summary:** Converts images/video to ASCII art - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T14:15:25-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - glyph (cli) - glyph (alias) ## Dependencies - ffmpeg ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - zig@0.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.11 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/seatedro/glyph - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.11 (current) ## 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 Notes 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:** glyph - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - HasNate618.Glyph: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: HasNate618.Glyph from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [babl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/babl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [caire](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/caire/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [camellia](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/camellia/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [epsilon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epsilon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [exact-image](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exact-image/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [exiftran](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exiftran/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [faceprints](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/faceprints/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [jp2a](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jp2a/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: art, ascii, ascii-art, cli, image. - [triangle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/triangle/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: art, cli, image, image-processing, images. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/glyph.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/glyph.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph