https://github.com/xyproto/favicon-editor

:abacus: Spartan grayscale favicon editor for the terminal
https://github.com/xyproto/favicon-editor

4-bit favicon graphics-editor grayscale image-editor terminal

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:abacus: Spartan grayscale favicon editor for the terminal

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/xyproto/favicon-editor
• Owner: xyproto
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2020-04-16T08:56:28.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-25T11:49:03.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-27T11:36:38.879Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: 4-bit, favicon, graphics-editor, grayscale, image-editor, terminal
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 4.33 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# Favicon Editor [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/xyproto/favicon-editor)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/xyproto/favicon-editor) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD-green.svg?style=flat)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xyproto/favicon-editor/master/LICENSE)

View, create and edit `favicon.ico` and `favicon.png` images by using a TUI.

## Quick start

You can install `favicon-editor` with Go 1.17 or later:

    go install github.com/xyproto/favicon-editor@latest

## Features and limitations

* Can open both Icon files and PNG files.

* Will only save graphics as 16-color graysacle images.

* Lets you draw a simple `favicon.ico` file even if you are ssh'd into a server.

## Hotkeys

* `ctrl-q` - Quit

* `ctrl-s` - Save

* `ctrl-a` - Go to start of text, then start of line and then to the previous line.

* `ctrl-e` - Go to end of line and then to the next line.

* `ctrl-p` - Scroll up 10 lines.

* `ctrl-n` - Scroll down 10 lines, or go to the next match if a search is active.

* `ctrl-k` - Delete characters to the end of the line, then delete the line.

* `ctrl-d` - Delete a single character.

* `ctrl-x` - Cut the current line.

* `ctrl-c` - Copy the current line.

* `ctrl-v` - Paste the current line.

* `ctrl-u` - Undo (`ctrl-z` is also possible, but may background the application).

* `ctrl-l` - Jump to a specific line number.

* `esc` - Redraw the screen and clear the last search.

* `ctrl-space` - Export to `.png` if editing an `.ico` file. Export to `.ico` if editing a `.png` file.

* `ctrl-~` - Save and quit.

## Manual installation

On Linux:

    git clone https://github.com/xyproto/favicon-editor

    cd favicon-editor

    go build -mod=vendor

    sudo install -Dm755 o /usr/bin/favicon-editor

    gzip fav.1

    sudo install -Dm644 favicon-editor.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/favicon-editor.1.gz

## General info

* Version: 1.0.0

* License: 3-clause BSD

* Author: Alexander F. Rødseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>