Claude Code mod
imgview
Preview images inside Claude Code: hover the chip under a reply that names an image file to pop its picture up, click it to open the picture in a pane, or use /img <path>. Pixels on kitty and Ghostty, colored block characters on every other terminal.
Install
git clone https://github.com/hieuvo/claude-imgview.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-imgview/.The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- classic hooks
- Draws in
PaneAssistantMessage- Hooks
session.startclassic.CwdChangedsession.endprompt.composecommand.runui.render
From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.
How Claude Code mods work
- A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
- It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
- Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
- Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Details
- Repository
- hieuvo/claude-imgview
- Folder
.- Author
- hieuvo
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 14 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is imgview?
Preview images inside Claude Code: hover the chip under a reply that names an image file to pop its picture up, click it to open the picture in a pane, or use /img <path>. Pixels on kitty and Ghostty, colored block characters on every other terminal. It is a mod for Claude Code, from hieuvo/claude-imgview on GitHub.
What can the imgview mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws). It sees classic hooks. It draws in Pane, AssistantMessage. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install imgview?
Clone hieuvo/claude-imgview and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).
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