sixel2png(1)

sixel2png1

Convert dec sixel images into png format images

Usage

sixel2png -i <input sixel file> -o <output png file>

img2sixel < <input sixel file> > <output png file>

Overview

img2sixel convert DEC SIXEL images into PNG format images.

Options

img2sixel has the following command-line options:

-i

Specify input file. If it is omitted or "-", this command accepts SIXEL data from STDIN.

-o

Specify output file. If it is omitted or "-", this command emit SIXEL data into STDOUT.

Thanks

This software derives from the following implementation.

stbiw-0.92

This software includes stbiw-0.92 (stb_image_write.h), a public domain PNG/BMP/TGA writer.
http://nothings.org/stb/stb_image_write.h

Contributors

Masami HIRATA(@msmhrt)
Bruce Mitchener (@waywardmonkeys)

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10–Arch

Authors

sixel2png is maintained by Hayaki Saito. We imported whole code of stbiw-1.01, written by Sean Barrett and its contributers, for writing PNG images,

Bugs

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Send bug-reports, fixes, enhancements to [email protected].

From libsixel 1.10.5-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.