# Install lsix with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop Shows thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics. Version 1.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install lsix. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lsix ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lsix ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add lsix ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lsix from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install lsix ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: lsix from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#lsix ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ls/lsix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S lsix ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: lsix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/lsix ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lsix.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lsix - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.9.1 - **Source summary:** Shows thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - lsix (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.9.1 ## Project history and usage lsix is a Bash script that behaves like an image-oriented ls: it displays thumbnail montages directly in Sixel-capable terminals. The README positions it as a simple terminal image browser built on ImageMagick and Sixel escape sequences. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in 2017. Its README emphasizes simplicity: installation is copying the single lsix script into the user's PATH, with ImageMagick as the only prerequisite. The project grew alongside renewed interest in inline terminal graphics. The README documents tested or reported support across xterm, MLterm, foot, WezTerm, iTerm2, Konsole, WSLtty, MinTTY, Yaft, and other Sixel-capable terminals, while explicitly listing common incompatible terminals. ### Adoption history lsix is packaged by several Unix package managers despite being a single script. The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, Alpine, Arch, Nix, and Scoop, and the official README directly mentions Homebrew as a macOS installation path. The repository's visible GitHub metadata shows thousands of stars and more than one hundred forks, which is unusually high for a small shell utility and reflects its popularity among terminal-graphics enthusiasts. ### How it is used Typical usage is running `lsix` in a directory to display local image thumbnails, or passing explicit filenames and shell globs. Because it delegates decoding to ImageMagick, the README notes broad support for bitmap and non-bitmap formats, with GIFs and multi-image files expanded into montages. The README says lsix has no command-line flags or configuration files; users who want to change tile width, font, or similar defaults edit variables at the top of the script. ### Why package nerds care lsix is notable because it is almost aggressively small: a Bash script plus ImageMagick, using old Sixel terminal graphics to solve a real daily problem over SSH. Package nerds tend to care about it because it sits at the intersection of terminal capability detection, image conversion, and the long tail of terminal emulator compatibility. ### Timeline - 2017: GitHub repository created. - 2024: GitHub repository still active with README updates and a large user-visible star/fork footprint. - 2026: Current package facts list lsix in multiple Unix package managers. ### Related projects - Related projects include ImageMagick, which performs the image conversion and montage work, libsixel, which the README discusses as an alternative library approach, and Sixel-capable terminal emulators such as xterm, MLterm, foot, WezTerm, and iTerm2. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - lsix - 1.9.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lsix from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Show thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics | https://github.com/hackerb9/lsix - Nix - lsix: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ls/lsix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - lsix - 1.8.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lsix from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Preview thumbnails in the terminal using sixel graphics | https://github.com/hackerb9/lsix - pacman - lsix - 1.9.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: lsix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Like ls, but for images, shows thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics | https://github.com/hackerb9/lsix - Scoop - main/lsix: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lsix.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/lsix.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/lsix.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph