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Install lsix with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop

Shows thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics. Version 1.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install lsix

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add lsix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · lsix · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install lsix

Debian stable package indexes · lsix · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#lsix

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ls/lsix/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S lsix

Arch Linux sync databases · lsix · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/lsix

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/lsix.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Shows thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics

Commands and aliases

  • lsix

history

Project history and usage

lsix is a Bash script that behaves like an image-oriented ls: it displays thumbnail montages directly in Sixel-capable terminals. The README positions it as a simple terminal image browser built on ImageMagick and Sixel escape sequences.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2017. Its README emphasizes simplicity: installation is copying the single lsix script into the user's PATH, with ImageMagick as the only prerequisite.

The project grew alongside renewed interest in inline terminal graphics. The README documents tested or reported support across xterm, MLterm, foot, WezTerm, iTerm2, Konsole, WSLtty, MinTTY, Yaft, and other Sixel-capable terminals, while explicitly listing common incompatible terminals.

Adoption history

lsix is packaged by several Unix package managers despite being a single script. The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, Alpine, Arch, Nix, and Scoop, and the official README directly mentions Homebrew as a macOS installation path.

The repository's visible GitHub metadata shows thousands of stars and more than one hundred forks, which is unusually high for a small shell utility and reflects its popularity among terminal-graphics enthusiasts.

How it is used

Typical usage is running `lsix` in a directory to display local image thumbnails, or passing explicit filenames and shell globs. Because it delegates decoding to ImageMagick, the README notes broad support for bitmap and non-bitmap formats, with GIFs and multi-image files expanded into montages.

The README says lsix has no command-line flags or configuration files; users who want to change tile width, font, or similar defaults edit variables at the top of the script.

Why package nerds care

lsix is notable because it is almost aggressively small: a Bash script plus ImageMagick, using old Sixel terminal graphics to solve a real daily problem over SSH. Package nerds tend to care about it because it sits at the intersection of terminal capability detection, image conversion, and the long tail of terminal emulator compatibility.

Timeline

  • 2017: GitHub repository created.
  • 2024: GitHub repository still active with README updates and a large user-visible star/fork footprint.
  • 2026: Current package facts list lsix in multiple Unix package managers.

Related projects

  • Related projects include ImageMagick, which performs the image conversion and montage work, libsixel, which the README discusses as an alternative library approach, and Sixel-capable terminal emulators such as xterm, MLterm, foot, WezTerm, and iTerm2.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime 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

CommandKindExposureNote
lsixcliglobal 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 version1.9.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.9.1

https://github.com/hackerb9/lsix

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:lsix
Version1.9.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lsix
Homepagehttps://github.com/hackerb9/lsix
Repositoryhttps://github.com/hackerb9/lsix
Upstream docshttps://github.com/hackerb9/lsix#readme
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later OR X11
Source archivehttps://github.com/hackerb9/lsix/archive/refs/tags/1.9.1.tar.gz
Dependenciesbash, imagemagick
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

lsix 1.9.1-2

Show thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics

https://github.com/hackerb9/lsix

sudo apt install lsix
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lsix
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: lsix from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

lsix

nix profile install nixpkgs#lsix
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lsix
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ls/lsix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

lsix 1.8.2-r0

Preview thumbnails in the terminal using sixel graphics

https://github.com/hackerb9/lsix

sudo apk add lsix
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lsix
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lsix
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lsix from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

lsix 1.9.1-1

Like ls, but for images, shows thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics

https://github.com/hackerb9/lsix

sudo pacman -S lsix
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: any
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lsix
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: lsix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
Scoop95%

main/lsix

scoop install main/lsix
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lsix
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lsix.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • bashRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • imagemagickRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • catimgShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image, image-viewer, media, terminal.
  • libcacaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, terminal, terminal-graphics.
  • timgShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, sixel, terminal.
  • aviewShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal.
  • gif2pngShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image, media.
  • gifcapShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image, media.

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.

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