feh ☆

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Description:
X11 image viewer

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 3.11.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: image-viewer x11 wallpaper cli lightweight

Install: brew install feh

About:
feh is a lightweight and fast X11 image viewer designed for efficiency and scriptability. It provides a versatile toolkit for viewing images, managing wallpapers, and performing batch operations. Its minimal dependencies and command-line focus make it a favorite among power users and system administrators.

Key Features:

Lightweight and fast, with minimal dependencies
Scriptable for batch processing and wallpaper management
Highly configurable with a simple, keyboard-driven interface
Supports a wide range of image formats via imlib2

Use Cases:

Quickly viewing images from the command line
Automated wallpaper setting and cycling scripts
Creating image slideshows or contact sheets

Alternatives:

sxiv – sxiv is another lightweight image viewer, but focuses more on a simple UI for image management rather than scripting.
qimgv – qimgv offers a more feature-rich GUI experience with video support, at the cost of higher resource usage.

License: MIT-feh

Dependencies: imlib2, libexif, libpng, libx11, libxinerama, libxt

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 6:29am		0	VERSION_BUMP	97d724c1
Sep 10, 2025 12:48am		0	VERSION_BUMP	2a841a2e