---
name: "showimg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "showimg"
version: "0.9.5-1.3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showimg"
---

# showimg(1)

a feature-rich image viewer which can display numerous formats.

## NAME

ShowImg - a feature-rich image viewer which can display numerous formats.

## SYNOPSIS

showimg \[generic-options\]  *\[file\]* *\[directory\]*\

## DESCRIPTION

**ShowImg** is a feature-rich image viewer which can display numerous formats, including JPEG, PNG, GIF (animated) and MNG. It consists of a tree view frame, a directory/preview frame, and a view frame. The (larger) view frame can be exchanged with the (smaller) directory/preview frame. It can preview and display images from multiple directories and search for identical images.  **ShowImg** also features a full-screen mode, zooming, sorting, drag'n'drop with Konqueror, and support for images in compressed archives (.zip).

## OPTIONS

A summary of options are included below.

- **--help**

  Show summary of options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program

- **--license**

  Show license information

- **file**

  Image file to view

- **directory**

  Directory you want to browse

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **ShowImg** is maintained as a docbook manual. The command

-

  **khelpcenter help:/showimg**

gives you access to the complete manual.

## AUTHORS

**ShowImg** was written by Richard Groult \<rgroult@jalix.org\>. This manual page was written by Jean-Michel Kelbert \<kelbert@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).