mrange/FsImageToSixel.Toolv0.0.1
A .NET tool for converting standard images into Sixel format, which produces multicolored, pixelated images displayable in terminals that support it (e.g., Windows Terminal 1.22+).
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FsImageToSixel.Tool
A .NET tool for converting standard images into Sixel format, which produces multicolored, pixelated images displayable in terminals that support it (e.g., Windows Terminal 1.22+).
For more information on Sixel, check out the Wikipedia article.
Dependencies
- SixLabors.ImageSharp – A powerful image processing library by SixLabors. ImageSharp is split-licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and a commercial license. For this open-source project, it qualifies for usage under the Apache 2.0 license, as it meets the criteria for open-source software use.
- System.CommandLine – A command-line parser library from Microsoft, licensed under the MIT License.
Examples
# Converts a PNG to a sixel image and display it in the terminal
dotnet tool img2sixel -i theimage.png
# Converts a PNG to a sixel image and writes it to a text file
dotnet tool img2sixel -i theimage.png -o sixel.txt
# Prints the help
dotnet tool img2sixel --help