macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pqivlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pqivMacPorts ports tree · graphics/pqiv/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 4275
Install pqiv with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Powerful image viewer with minimal UI. Version 2.13.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pqiv.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pqivAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pqiv · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pqivDebian stable package indexes · pqiv · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pqivnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pq/pqiv/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pqivArch Linux sync databases · pqiv · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pqivopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pqiv · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Powerful image viewer with minimal UI
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pqiv
history
Project history and usage
pqiv is a GTK-based image viewer designed around a minimal interface, fast navigation, keyboard control, and scriptable operation.
Project history
pqiv was developed by Phillip Berndt as a minimal-interface image viewer. Successive releases expanded it from straightforward image navigation into a configurable viewer supporting archives, video, PDF/PostScript backends, directory watching, actions, and montage mode.
Adoption history
pqiv has been packaged by Alpine, Arch, Debian, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, openSUSE, and other Unix-like distribution ecosystems. Its upstream README notes both packaged builds and source compilation.
How it is used
Users invoke pqiv with files or directories and navigate primarily by keyboard. Advanced workflows include slideshows, watched directories, custom actions, external filters, and passing marked files to scripts.
At startup pqiv reads the first available configuration from its documented search paths. PQIVRC_PATH can override the selected file.
Why package nerds care
pqiv occupies the small, script-friendly image-viewer niche: it combines a minimal GTK interface with command-line invocation, configurable key bindings, directory watching, stdin-driven actions, and optional backends for formats beyond ordinary raster images.
Timeline
- 2.4 series: Added a libav backend for video support.
- 2.5 series: Added configurable key bindings, archive support, stdin actions, and shared backends.
- 2.9: Added montage/image-grid mode.
- 2.10: Adopted ~/.config/pqivrc as the recommended configuration location and expanded background and navigation behavior.
Related projects
- GTK, gdk-pixbuf, Cairo, Pango, and GLib form the core graphical stack.
- Optional FFmpeg/libav, Poppler, libarchive, libspectre, WebP, and ImageMagick backends broaden supported media.
Sources
- https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv#readme
- https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv/blob/master/pqiv.1
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:image
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 13 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/pqivrc~/.pqivrc/etc/xdg/pqivrc/etc/pqivrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pqiv | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version2.13.3
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.13.3
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pqiv |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.13.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pqiv |
| Homepage | https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv |
| Repository | https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv/archive/refs/tags/2.13.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T12:10:38Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | at-spi2-core, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gtk+3, harfbuzz, imagemagick, libarchive, libspectre, pango, poppler, webp |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pqiv |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
pqiv 2.13.2-1
Powerful image viewer with minimal UI
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo apt install pqiv- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- 9 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
Nix95%
pqiv
nix profile install nixpkgs#pqiv- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
Ubuntu apt95%
pqiv 2.12-1build6
Powerful image viewer with minimal UI
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo apt install pqiv- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 9 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
apk95%
pqiv 2.12-r1
powerful image viewer with minimal UI
http://www.pberndt.com/Programme/Linux/pqiv/index.html
sudo apk add pqiv- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
apk95%
pqiv-doc 2.12-r1
powerful image viewer with minimal UI (documentation)
http://www.pberndt.com/Programme/Linux/pqiv/index.html
sudo apk add pqiv-doc- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
pacman95%
pqiv 2.13.3-4
Powerful image viewer with minimal UI
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo pacman -S pqiv- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 24 dependencies
- 6 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv 2.13.3-1.4
Minimalist image viewer
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 12 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv-ffmpeg 2.13.3-1.4
Backend ffmpeg/libav for pqiv
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv-ffmpeg- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv-gdkpixbuf 2.13.3-1.4
Backend gdkpixbuf for pqiv
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv-gdkpixbuf- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv-libarchive 2.13.3-1.4
Backend libarchive for pqiv
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv-libarchive- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv-poppler 2.13.3-1.4
Backend poppler for pqiv
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv-poppler- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv-spectre 2.13.3-1.4
Backend spectre for pqiv
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv-spectre- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv-wand 2.13.3-1.4
Backend wand for pqiv
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv-wand- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
zypper95%
pqiv-webp 2.13.3-1.4
Backend webp for pqiv
https://github.com/phillipberndt/pqiv
sudo zypper install pqiv-webp- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Viewers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pqiv
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
MacPorts95%
pqiv
sudo port install pqiv- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pqiv
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