wimg — High-Performance Terminal Graphics Engine
Render images, videos, and GIFs directly in your terminal.
Stack
Rust · FFmpeg · Libsixel
What it does
- Renders media (images, videos, GIFs) inside the terminal using Sixel graphics
- Dynamic FPS detection up to 30 FPS
- Cross-platform: statically links all dependencies including FFmpeg — runs as a standalone binary on Windows
Why I built it
I wanted a fast, dependency-free way to preview media without leaving the terminal. Most existing tools had heavy runtime requirements or poor performance. wimg bundles everything it needs.