---
name: "pyssim"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pyssim"
version: "0.7-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pyssim"
---

# pyssim(1)

Tool computing the Structural Similarity Image Metric (SSIM)

## NAME

pyssim - Tool computing the Structural Similarity Image Metric (SSIM)

## DESCRIPTION

usage: pyssim \[-h\] \[--cw\] \[--width WIDTH\] \[--height HEIGHT\]

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  image1.png image path with\* or image2.png

Compares an image with a list of images using the SSIM metric.

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  Example:

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  pyssim test-images/test1-1.png "test-images/\*"

### positional arguments:

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  image1.png image path with\* or image2.png

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--cw**

  compute the complex wavelet SSIM

- **--width** WIDTH

  scales the image before computing SSIM

- **--height** HEIGHT

  scales the image before computing SSIM

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **pyssim** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **pyssim** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

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  **info pyssim**

should give you access to the complete manual.