phoenix-slides mit Homebrew Cask installieren

Projektlinks

• Homepage
• Repository
• Paketmanager-Seite

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Projektgeschichte

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.

Adoptionsgeschichte

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.

Wie es verwendet wird

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.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

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.

Zeitleiste

• 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

Quellen

• Official help and origin story: https://blyt.net/phxslides/doc
• Official homepage: https://blyt.net/phxslides
• Official version history: https://blyt.net/phxslides/version