hygg

hygg [options] file

hygg is a minimalistic terminal document reader with Vim-inspired keybindings. It supports universal document formats including PDF, EPUB, DOCX, and many more via pandoc integration. The reader provides smart text justification formatted for terminal width, powerful search with highlighting, bookmarks, and automatic progress saving.Hygg is built with a pipeline architecture where individual components (converters, justifier) can be reused as standalone Unix CLI utilities. It runs locally and respects privacy, with optional self-hosted sync support.

j/k — Scroll down/upg/G — Go to top/bottom/ — Searchn/N — Next/previous search resultm — Set bookmarkq — Quit

Some formats require pandoc to be installed for conversion. Complex document layouts (tables, images) may not render perfectly in the terminal. Large documents may take a moment to convert on first open.

hygg was created by kruseio and is written in Rust. The name evokes the Danish/Norwegian concept of "hygge" (coziness), reflecting its focus on a comfortable reading experience in the terminal.

less(1), bat(1), glow(1)