Turn pictures and animations into top-notch terminal graphics and ANSI art.

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Chafa is a terminal graphics tool that converts images and animations into high-quality terminal output using ANSI art and Unicode symbols. It supports multiple image formats including animated GIFs, outputs to various terminal graphics formats (Sixels, Kitty, iTerm2), and offers features like multiple color modes, alpha transparency, fullwidth character support, and SIMD optimization. The tool includes a C API, Python and JavaScript bindings, and works with both modern and classic terminal emulators.

Chafa: Terminal Graphics for the 21st Century