macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install chafalocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install chafaMacPorts ports tree · graphics/chafa/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add chafaAlpine Linux edge package indexes · chafa · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install chafaFedora Rawhide package metadata · chafa · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chafanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chafa/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S chafaArch Linux sync databases · chafa · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install chafaopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · chafa · 来源: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoop已验证 · 92%
scoop install main/chafaScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chafa.json · 来源: api.github.com
Windows Package Manager已验证 · 92%
winget install --id hpjansson.Chafa -eWindows Package Manager source index · hpjansson.Chafa · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
概览
软件包摘要
Versatile and fast Unicode/ASCII/ANSI graphics renderer
历史
项目历史与用法
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.
项目历史
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.
采用历史
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.
使用方式
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.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
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.
时间线
- 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.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 11 个运行时依赖。
- 构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
chafa | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-10
管理器版本1.18.2
管理器更新时间2026-07-05
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://hpjansson.org/chafa/none 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:chafa |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.18.2 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chafa |
| 主页 | https://hpjansson.org/chafa/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa |
| 上游文档 | https://hpjansson.org/chafa |
| 许可证 | LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://hpjansson.org/chafa/releases/chafa-1.18.2.tar.xz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-07-05T23:07:18Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | cairo, freetype, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, jpeg-turbo, jpeg-xl, libavif, librsvg, libtiff, webp |
| 构建依赖 | pkgconf |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | chafa |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
chafa 1.14.5-1
Image-to-text converter supporting a wide range of symbols, etc.
sudo apt install chafa- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
Debian apt95%
libchafa-dev 1.14.5-1
development files for image-to-text converter chafa
sudo apt install libchafa-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chafa
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
Debian apt95%
libchafa0t64 1.14.5-1
library for image-to-text converter chafa
sudo apt install libchafa0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chafa
- 2 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
Nix95%
chafa
nix profile install nixpkgs#chafa- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
Ubuntu apt95%
chafa 1.14.0-1.1build1
Image-to-text converter supporting a wide range of symbols, etc.
sudo apt install chafa- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
Ubuntu apt95%
libchafa-dev 1.14.0-1.1build1
development files for image-to-text converter chafa
sudo apt install libchafa-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chafa
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
Ubuntu apt95%
libchafa0t64 1.14.0-1.1build1
library for image-to-text converter chafa
sudo apt install libchafa0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chafa
- 2 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
apk95%
chafa 1.18.2-r0
Terminal graphics for the 21st century
sudo apk add chafa- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
apk95%
chafa-bash-completion 1.18.2-r0
Bash completions for chafa
sudo apk add chafa-bash-completion- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
apk95%
chafa-dev 1.18.2-r0
Terminal graphics for the 21st century (development files)
sudo apk add chafa-dev- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
apk95%
chafa-doc 1.18.2-r0
Terminal graphics for the 21st century (documentation)
sudo apk add chafa-doc- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
apk95%
chafa-fish-completion 1.18.2-r0
Fish completions for chafa
sudo apk add chafa-fish-completion- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
apk95%
chafa-libs 1.18.2-r0
Terminal graphics for the 21st century (libraries)
sudo apk add chafa-libs- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
apk95%
chafa-zsh-completion 1.18.2-r0
Zsh completions for chafa
sudo apk add chafa-zsh-completion- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
dnf95%
chafa 1.18.2-1.fc45
Image-to-text converter for terminal
sudo dnf install chafa- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- 14 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
dnf95%
chafa-devel 1.18.2-1.fc45
Image-to-text converter for terminal (development files)
sudo dnf install chafa-devel- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chafa
- 4 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Chafa
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使用的来源
- 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