Pick chafa if
chafa
4kfile
- View images in the terminal as ASCII/Unicode art
Compare · file
chafavsbat
Compare chafa and bat side by side
Pick bat if
bat
51kfile
- A cat clone with syntax highlighting and line numbers
Comparison
| Feature | chafa | bat |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 4k | 51k |
| Category | file | file |
| Tags | image, ascii, terminal, viewer | cat, syntax-highlighting, rust, viewer |
| Supported OS | mac, linux | mac, linux, all |
| Package managers | brew, apt | brew, apt, cargo |
Install commands
brew
brew install chafabrew
brew install batapt
apt install chafaapt
apt install bat