gif-term

Translate words and phrases to a GIF and display it in the terminal.

Currently supported on iTerm2 >= 3.

Install

$ npm install gif-term

Usage

const gifTerm = require('gif-term');
 
gifTerm('mind blown');
 
gifTerm('wait. whaaaat?', { clip: true, width: '100%' });

API

gifTerm(text, [options])

Logs the matching Gif to the terminal.

gifTerm.data(text, [options])

Returns an object with relevant gif data including the image string which you can use to log manually in the terminal.

text

Type: string

The text input that you want to translate into a gif. Works with emojis too! 🌈

options

sticker

Type: boolean
Default: false

Use stickers gifs instead of classic gifs.

clip

Type: boolean
Default: false

Copy the gif url to your clipboard.

width

height

Type: string number
Default: auto
Options: Npx N% N auto

Set the width and height of the image.

• in pixels(Npx)
• as a % of the terminal view(N%)
• number of char cells(N)
• autoscale based on the image dimensions(auto)

Note: The aspect ratio of the image will be preserved.

Related

• gif-term-cli - CLI tool with interactive gif search feature

Docs

• Giphy API Docs - https://developers.giphy.com/docs
• iTerm2 Download- https://www.iterm2.com/downloads.html

License

MIT