Image preview

[mtc-20]

So, more than requesting a feature, this is more to know why such a feature has not been asked for or implemented yet - namely showing thumbnails/image previews in the search results.

(PS. skip the below if you're not interested in possibly unnecessary context)
I first heard about ani-cli a few years back, installed it on both Ubuntu (22 LTS) and Windows (11). Recently when I decided to get a new laptop and try out Linux as daily driver, this was one of the first TUIs I installed. When I lost access to my Nfx family account, i was curious to find alternatives. And through the Homies section, I found lobster, which had the nice image preview option (but is lacking the episodes range feature of ani-cli). So, I came back to this repo page to see if the same was available - guess what I found

1. no mention in issues or PRs for such a feature request
2. @justchokingaround, the dude/dudette behind lobster, has contributed quite a bit to this repo! (BTW if you're reading this, what's the wallaper in that gif from - I love it!)

Is there something obvious that I'm not seeing to not want image previews in your terminal?

[mtc-20]

As a teaser, I do have a "hacky" version using chafa and fzf, which is why I said it"s more to understand the why and less requesting for a feature.

Screencast_20250515.mp4

There is the issue that some of those image links are dead. Most of the code, I ported over from lobster, filled up the gaps with "vibe coding"

[Riteshp2001]

As a teaser, I do have a "hacky" version using chafa and fzf, which is why I said it"s more to understand the why and less requesting for a feature.

Screencast_20250515.mp4

There is the issue that some of those image links are dead. Most of the code, I ported over from lobster, filled up the gaps with "vibe coding"

Can u tell me how u extracted the thumbnail?

[djapexlo]

Idk how he specifically did it, but the standard way is using Jikan API, it has anime metadata and thumbnails. I think on their website it says how to do it, but I didn't check it in a long time.

[mtc-20]

Heyy, sorry for the late reply. It's been a while since I did that. I actually just used the same source that ani-cli is using to fetch the images.

I didn't know there was "a standard way" to do it 😅 but will check out jikan API later