A minimal, fast image viewer for Wayland, written in Rust.
Runtime:
- A Wayland compositor
libwayland-clientlibxkbcommon
Optional runtime dependencies (feature-gated):
| Feature | Runtime requirement |
|---|---|
gpu-vulkan |
Vulkan-capable driver (Mesa, NVIDIA, etc.) |
gpu-gles |
EGL + OpenGL ES 2.0 driver |
dmabuf |
Compositor with zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1 support (implies gpu-vulkan) |
decorations |
Compositor with zxdg_decoration_manager_v1 support |
avif / avif-anim |
libdav1d |
jxl / jxl-anim |
libjxl |
gif / webp-anim / apng |
libc (virtually always present) |
Build-time:
- Rust toolchain
pkg-config- Wayland protocol headers (
wayland-protocols)
| Feature | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
png |
yes | PNG decoding |
jpeg |
no | JPEG decoding |
webp |
no | WebP (static) decoding |
webp-anim |
no | WebP animation |
avif |
no | AVIF (static) decoding via dav1d |
avif-anim |
no | AVIF animation via dav1d + mp4parse |
jxl |
no | JPEG XL (static) decoding |
jxl-anim |
no | JPEG XL animation |
gif |
no | GIF (animated) decoding |
apng |
no | Animated PNG decoding |
decorations |
no | Server-side window decorations |
gpu-vulkan |
no | GPU rendering via wgpu/Vulkan |
gpu-gles |
no | GPU rendering via wgpu/OpenGL ES |
dmabuf |
no | DMA-BUF zero-copy display (implies gpu-vulkan) |
logging |
yes | RUST_LOG-driven tracing output |
config |
yes | TOML config file parsing |
keybinds |
yes | Configurable keybindings |
completions |
no | Shell completion script generation |
imgvwr [OPTIONS] [PATHS]...Open one or more image files:
imgvwr image.png
imgvwr *.jpg
imgvwr ~/pictures/**/*.webp| Option | Description |
|---|---|
[PATHS]... |
One or more image file paths to open |
--config <PATH> |
Load an additional config file (layered on top of system/user config) |
-d, --decorations [true|false] |
Override window decoration setting |
-a, --antialiasing [true|false] |
Override antialiasing setting |
--min-scale <FLOAT> |
Minimum zoom factor (e.g. 0.1) |
--max-scale <FLOAT> |
Maximum zoom factor (e.g. 100.0) |
--scale-step <FLOAT> |
Zoom step per scroll notch (e.g. 0.1) |
--filter-method <METHOD> |
Scaling filter: nearest, triangle, catmull-rom, gaussian, lanczos3 |
--log-level <LEVEL> |
Log level: error, warn, info, debug, trace |
-h, --help |
Print help |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
q |
Quit |
[ |
Rotate 90° counter-clockwise |
] |
Rotate 90° clockwise |
Delete |
Delete current file from disk and advance |
Thanks to Harry Jeffery for creating imv. It is the reference for what a minimal Wayland image viewer should be, and the direct inspiration for this project.