ppmtosixel

Convert a PPM image to DEC sixel format. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtosixel.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/ppmtosixel.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install netpbm
Ubuntu
apt-get install netpbm
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S netpbm
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install netpbm
CentOS
yum install netpbm-progs
Fedora
dnf install netpbm-progs
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install netpbm
OS X
brew install netpbm
Raspbian
apt-get install netpbm
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/ppmtosixel

Convert a PPM image to DEC sixel format. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtosixel.html>.

  • Convert a PPM image to DEC sixel format:
    ppmtosixel path/to/file.ppm > path/to/file.sixel
  • Produce an uncompressed SIXEL file that is much slower to print:
    ppmtosixel -raw path/to/file.ppm > path/to/file.sixel
  • Add a left margin of 1.5 inches:
    ppmtosixel -margin path/to/file.ppm > path/to/file.sixel
  • Encode control codes in a more portable (although less space-efficient) way:
    ppmtosixel -7bit path/to/file.ppm > path/to/file.sixel

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