Description:
Powerful image viewer with minimal UI
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Type: Formula
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Multimedia
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Tags:
image-viewer
utility
graphics
cli
lightweight
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Install:
brew install pqiv
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About:
Pqiv is a fast, lightweight, and highly configurable image viewer designed for efficiency. It supports a wide range of image formats and provides a minimal user interface, controlled via keyboard shortcuts. Its primary value is offering a scriptable, performant viewer for power users who need to manage large collections of images without GUI overhead.
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Key Features:
- Supports numerous image formats including PDF and video via backends
- High-performance image manipulation and display
- Fully scriptable and controllable via command-line arguments and sockets
- Minimalist UI with customizable keybindings
- Supports image manipulation like flipping, rotating, and scaling
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Use Cases:
- Rapidly browsing large directories of images or screenshots
- Scripting image display in custom workflows or window managers
- Viewing images as a slideshow with complex transition rules
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Alternatives:
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feh
– feh is similar in lightweight nature but pqiv is often noted for its superior scripting capabilities and backend flexibility.
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imv
– imv is a modern alternative that focuses heavily on Wayland support, whereas pqiv is more traditional X11-focused but works well in terminals.
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