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imv is a free and open-source simple image viewer for X11 and Wayland. It can also be used for providing a desktop background for tiling window managers like i3.

Installation

USE flags

USE flags for media-gfx/imv Minimal image viewer designed for tiling window manager users

+X	Add support for X11
+freeimage	Use media-libs/freeimage for additional image support
gif	Add GIF image support
heif	Enable support for ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF/HEIC image format
icu	Enable ICU (Internationalization Components for Unicode) support, using dev-libs/icu
jpeg	Add JPEG image support
jpegxl	Add JPEG XL image support
png	Add support for libpng (PNG images)
svg	Add support for SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
test	Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
tiff	Add support for the TIFF image format
wayland	Enable dev-libs/wayland backend

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Emerge

Install media-gfx/imv:

root #emerge --ask media-gfx/imv

Usage

Refer to the imv(1) man page for information such as command-line options and default bindings. Refer to the imv-msg(1) man page for information about sending commands to imv via a socket.

See also

• Feh — an open-source image viewer that is mainly aimed at command-line users.