imv

lightweight image viewer for Wayland and X11, designed for use with tiling

TLDR

View multiple images

$ imv [path/to/image1] [path/to/image2]

View in fullscreen mode

$ imv -f [path/to/image]

View images recursively from a directory as slideshow

$ imv -r --slideshow [path/to/directory]

Slideshow with 10-second interval

$ imv -t 10 [path/to/directory]

Open images from stdin

$ find . -name "*.svg" | imv

imv is a lightweight image viewer for Wayland and X11, designed for use with tiling window managers. It supports numerous image formats including PSD (Photoshop), SVG, and animated GIFs.The viewer is keyboard-driven with vim-like bindings by default. It can read file lists from stdin, making it ideal for integration with other command-line tools. Features include zooming, panning, rotation, and slideshow mode.

PARAMETERS

-f

Start in fullscreen mode

-r

Load directories recursively

-t SECONDS

Slideshow interval in seconds

--slideshow

Start in slideshow mode

-s MODE

Scaling mode (none, shrink, full, crop)

-b COLOR

Set background color

-d

Show overlay with image information

INSTALL

sudo apt install renameutils

sudo dnf install renameutils

sudo pacman -S renameutils

sudo apk add imv

sudo zypper install renameutils

brew install renameutils

nix profile install nixpkgs#renameutils

CAVEATS

Requires appropriate backend libraries for format support. Some formats like PSD require optional dependencies. Configuration file controls key bindings.

HISTORY

imv was created to provide a fast, minimal image viewer suitable for tiling window manager workflows. It supports both X11 and Wayland, making it versatile across different Linux desktop environments.

imv

lightweight image viewer for Wayland and X11, designed for use with tiling

TLDR

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

PARAMETERS

INSTALL

CAVEATS

HISTORY

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