https://powershell.org/tags/sixel/Recent content in Sixel on PowerShell.org - Welcome Automaters!Hugoen-usThu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://powershell.org/articles/2026-09-03-powershell-can-put-pictures-in-your-terminal-with-sixel/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://powershell.org/articles/2026-09-03-powershell-can-put-pictures-in-your-terminal-with-sixel/<p>PowerShell normally sends text and objects to a terminal. This experiment sends an image.</p> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#e6edf3;background-color:#0d1117;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#e6edf3;background-color:#0d1117;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#737679">1 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#e6edf3;background-color:#0d1117;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-powershell" data-lang="powershell"><span style="display:flex;"><span>Out-Sixel -Path ./sixel-demo.<span style="color:#79c0ff">svg</span> -Width <span style="color:#a5d6ff">480</span> </span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div><p>Instead of opening Preview or a browser, the command decodes the SVG, converts it into a palette, and writes a stream of terminal escape sequences. iTerm2 interprets those sequences and paints the image directly between the command and the next prompt.</p> <p>This is mostly for fun. It is also a useful reminder that a terminal is a protocol endpoint, not merely a grid of characters.</p>