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Install glyph with Homebrew, winget

Converts images/video to ASCII art. Version 1.0.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. Also installable with winget: winget install --id HasNate618.Glyph -e.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install glyph

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id HasNate618.Glyph -e

Windows Package Manager source index · HasNate618.Glyph · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Converts images/video to ASCII art

Commands and aliases

  • glyph

history

Project history and usage

glyph is a Zig command-line renderer that converts images and videos into ASCII art, either in a terminal or as saved media files. Its public history is short, so the strongest source-backed account is its repository metadata and README-documented feature set.

Project history

The public repository was created in 2024 under the `seatedro` GitHub account. The README describes the project as a modern ASCII renderer that can build with Zig, optionally compile FFmpeg support, and output terminal renderings, text files, images, GIFs, or videos.

Development centers on media conversion features rather than a large ecosystem: color output, brightness and contrast adjustment, edge detection, custom character sets, dithering, pixel mode, block symbols, and FFmpeg-backed software or hardware encoders.

Adoption history

glyph's adoption signals are modest but visible for a young media CLI: repository metadata shows hundreds of stars, Homebrew packages it, and a Windows package entry is listed in the input data. That suggests interest from users who want a readily installed ASCII-media converter rather than a library platform.

How it is used

Practitioners use `glyph -i input.jpg -o output.png` for image conversion, omit `--output` for terminal rendering, save `.txt` output for plain ASCII text, and pass video files to produce MP4 or GIF output. Options cover color, scaling, edge detection, dithering, custom character ramps, block size, audio retention, and codec selection.

The README's FFmpeg section documents software encoders such as x264 and x265, NVIDIA NVENC on Windows and Linux, and VideoToolbox on macOS, making the tool useful for both quick terminal previews and exported ASCII-video artifacts.

Why package nerds care

glyph is package-nerd interesting because it combines a modern Zig build with a classic terminal-art task and FFmpeg media output. The package value is practical: install one small CLI, convert an image or video, and leave without writing a script around lower-level media libraries.

Timeline

  • 2024: Public GitHub repository created.
  • 2024: README documented Homebrew installation and Zig source builds.
  • Later development: README documented FFmpeg-backed video encoding, dithering, pixel mode, and terminal rendering options.

Related projects

  • FFmpeg provides the media decoding and encoding context described by the README.
  • Zig is the implementation and build language.
  • Homebrew and Windows package entries make the CLI easier to install for media-art workflows.

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:video,image

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
glyphexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.0.11
manager updated2026-06-14
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:glyph
Version1.0.11
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/seatedro/glyph
Repositoryhttps://github.com/seatedro/glyph
Last updated2026-06-14T14:15:25-04:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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winget95%

HasNate618.Glyph

winget install --id HasNate618.Glyph -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Glyph
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: HasNate618.Glyph from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
winget95%

hamidfzm.Glyph

winget install --id hamidfzm.Glyph -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Glyph
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: hamidfzm.Glyph from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation