Chafa

Chafa 1.18.3

Terminal graphics for the 21st century.

  • By Hans Petter Jansson
  • Open Source
  • Updated Sep 23, 2026
Download for Windows

About Chafa

Chafa is a command-line utility that converts image data, including animated GIFs, into graphics formats or ANSI/Unicode character art suitable for display in a terminal.
It has broad feature support, allowing it to be used on devices ranging from historical teleprinters to modern terminal emulators and everything in between.

Technical details

PublisherHans Petter Jansson
Version1.18.3
Release date2026-09-23
LicenseLGPL-3.0-or-later
Installer typezip
Architecturex64
Package IDhpjansson.Chafa

Links & install command

Install Chafa from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=hpjansson.Chafa -e

ansicligraphicsimageimagesprocessingsixelterminalunicodeviewer

Older versions

  • 1.18.2
  • 1.18.1
  • 1.18.0
  • 1.16.2
  • 1.16.0
  • 1.14.5
  • 1.14.2
  • 1.14.0
  • 1.12.5