nsxiv

Spec sheet

Purpose

nsxiv is a fork of the unmaintained sxiv intended as a mostly drop-in replacement that keeps its interface and adds simple features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Intended users

The project describes itself as easy to modify and customize, and provides guidance for users who want to implement their own features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Support

The project asks users to file bug reports on Codeberg after checking they use the latest release.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

License

nsxiv is free software licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Founded

2021Read 28 Sep 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Animated images

nsxiv supports playback of animations in multi-frame images.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Customization

Keyboard and mouse mappings can be customized through config.h, and Xresources can set supported appearance options.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Dependencies

The required dependencies are X11 and Imlib2 version 1.11 or later built with X11 support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Image controls

Basic operations include zooming, panning, and rotating images.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Image viewing

The image mode shows the current image, while thumbnail mode displays a grid of previews for selecting images.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Installation

The project provides source code through Codeberg and documents building and installing with make.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Private mode

The --private option prevents nsxiv from writing cache or temporary files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Scripting

A configurable external key handler can add keyboard commands and act on selected images.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Status bar

User-provided image-info and thumb-info scripts can customize information shown in the status bar.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Thumbnail cache

nsxiv can cache thumbnails for faster reloads and offers options to clean the cache and control which directories are cached.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nsxiv.codeberg.page

Plans and prices

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