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Full-screen slideshow program. Version 1.6.2 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Full-screen slideshow program
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Project history and usage
Phoenix Slides is a free, open-source macOS image browser and full-screen slideshow application with EXIF viewing and lossless JPEG transformation tools.
Project history
Dominic Yu created Phoenix Slides after finding the available Mac slideshow tools inadequate for quickly viewing and rotating a collection of photographs. The design was also partly inspired by the discontinued Curator image organizer.
The official documentation dates the software to 2005. It has since accumulated thumbnail browsing, EXIF display, lossless JPEG transformations, temporary image groups, windowed slideshows, modern macOS compatibility, and extensive keyboard control.
Adoption history
Phoenix Slides has remained a specialized macOS utility across major platform transitions, including Intel-era systems, Gatekeeper code signing, notarization, Dark Mode, Retina displays, and native Apple Silicon support.
Its longevity and continued maintenance make it a lightweight package-managed alternative to larger photo-management applications for users who primarily need rapid browsing and slideshows.
How it is used
Users browse directly through filesystem directories, select images or folders, and start full-screen or windowed slideshows without importing photographs into a managed library.
Keyboard controls provide navigation, timed advance, zooming, rotation, grouping, and EXIF display. The application can also perform lossless JPEG rotations and related jpegtran-based transformations.
Why package nerds care
Phoenix Slides exemplifies the durable single-purpose Mac utility: it is small, keyboard-oriented, and focused on local files rather than library import or cloud synchronization.
Its support for EXIF inspection and lossless JPEG transformations through jpegtran gives it capabilities beyond a basic slideshow viewer, while hidden defaults allow experienced users to tune behavior.
Timeline
- 2005: Phoenix Slides originated as a faster, more capable alternative for browsing and presenting photo folders.
- 2009: The 1.2 series added and refined slideshow, thumbnail, and transformation behavior.
- 2016: The 1.4 series added Gatekeeper signing, window restoration, and expanded slideshow controls.
- 2021: Version 1.4.6 added native Apple Silicon support.
- 2023: Version 1.5 introduced windowed slideshows, tabs, live directory updates, and improved sorting.
- 2026: The 1.6 series added smoother zooming, more sorting options, and updated macOS support.
Related projects
- Curator
- jpegtran
- macOS Preview
Sources
- Official help and origin story: https://blyt.net/phxslides/doc
- Official homepage: https://blyt.net/phxslides
- Official version history: https://blyt.net/phxslides/version
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for phoenix-slides. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.6.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/gobbledegook/creevey
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/gobbledegook/creeveynone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:phoenix-slides |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/phoenix-slides |
| Homepage | https://blyt.net/phxslides/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/gobbledegook/creevey |
| Upstream docs | https://blyt.net/phxslides/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/gobbledegook/creevey/releases/download/v1.6.2/phoenix-slides-162.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 0abfb07aca4dbfce3c35dc4263d0ad52c803ced67f90449bdc0bd07a65334298 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | phoenix-slides |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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