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nsxiv
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nsxiv
Free
GPL-2.0-or-later software
Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page
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- Animated images
- nsxiv supports playback of animations in multi-frame images.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Keyboard and mouse mappings can be customized through config.h, and Xresources can set supported appearance options.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The required dependencies are X11 and Imlib2 version 1.11 or later built with X11 support.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Image controls
- Basic operations include zooming, panning, and rotating images.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Image viewing
- The image mode shows the current image, while thumbnail mode displays a grid of previews for selecting images.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project provides source code through Codeberg and documents building and installing with make.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes itself as easy to modify and customize, and provides guidance for users who want to implement their own features.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- nsxiv is free software licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Private mode
- The --private option prevents nsxiv from writing cache or temporary files.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- nsxiv is a fork of the unmaintained sxiv intended as a mostly drop-in replacement that keeps its interface and adds simple features.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- A configurable external key handler can add keyboard commands and act on selected images.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Status bar
- User-provided image-info and thumb-info scripts can customize information shown in the status bar.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project asks users to file bug reports on Codeberg after checking they use the latest release.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
- Thumbnail cache
- nsxiv can cache thumbnails for faster reloads and offers options to clean the cache and control which directories are cached.nsxiv.codeberg.page · read 11 Oct 2026
