How to Install Hiptext tool on Termux | Video player tool for Termux

Hiptext is command line tool for rendering images and videos inside terminals. Hiptext is one such tool. With the help of which we can play any video content in Termux app. This is a very good tool. All Termux users should use this tool.

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Installation;

Commands

• pkg update && pkg upgrade
• pkg install wget -y
• wget https://github.com/jart/hiptext/releases/download/0.2/hiptext-0.2.tar.gz
• tar xvzf hiptext-0.2.tar.gz
• cd hiptext-0.2
• ./configure
• make -j4
• sudo make install

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Usage

Images-

• Most image types, e.g. JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc. are supported.
• hiptext balls.png

Videos-

You can play videos in your terminal using hiptext. Yes, really.

• youtube-dl-ogangnam-style.mp4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
• hiptext gangnam-style.mp4

Miscellaneous-

• hiptext --spectrum
• hiptext --nocolor balls.png
• hiptext --nocolor --chars=" .oO0" balls.png
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Xterm256

     By default, hiptext assumes you're using an xterm256 compatible terminal, e.g. gnome-terminal, without bothering to check the TERMINAL environment variable.

• hiptext --xterm256 balls.png

To double the number of pixels using Unicode half blocks, consider using the following option, which may become the default in the future:

• hiptext --xterm256unicode balls.png

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