ptit
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A CLI for turning images or videos into block text elements to view in the terminal
Installation
Cargo
Requires a Rust install
cargo install ptit
Usage
URL
Input
cargo run -- -cr url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PokeAPI/sprites/master/sprites/pokemon/132.png"
Output
File
Input
cargo run -- -cr file "~/Downloads/63.png"
Flags
Crop
Adding the -c
/--crop
flag will crop the image to it's content, removing all surrounding transparent pixels
Example
Used in combination with
-r
to avoid large images
Without
With
Resize
Using the -r
/--resize
flag will resize the image to fit to your terminal, either squashing or biggering the image
Example
Used in combination with
-c
to avoid large images
Without
With
Solid
Using the -s
/--solid
flag will stop dithering on pixels with an alpha of less than 255
I had to use XTerm for these screenshots, hence bad colours