---
name: "skivi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-skimage"
version: "0.19.3-8"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/skivi"
---

# skivi(1)

a scikit-image viewer

## NAME

skivi - a scikit-image viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**skivi** *filename*

## DESCRIPTION

An image viewer built on the scikit-image QT display plugin, that allows adjusting color balance, exposure, etc.

**skivi** is a convenience wrapper around the following code:

```
  from skimage import io
  import sys
  io.use_plugin('qt')
  image = io.imread(sys.argv[1])
  io.imshow(image, fancy=True)
```

## AUTHOR

The scikit-image team: http://scikit-image.org