Show HN: Carosello. A faster image/video viewer for Linux in Rust and gtk4

Category: cli-tool

Tags: image-viewer, video-viewer, linux, rust, gtk4, minimalist

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

Carosello is a minimalist image and video viewer for Linux, built with Rust and GTK4/libadwaita. It focuses on speed with threaded decoding, prefetching, and smooth navigation gestures, while offering basic editing like rotate and mirror. It serves as a lightweight alternative to heavier viewers, emphasizing keyboard-first interaction and a clutter-free interface.

Target audience: Linux desktop users, developers, and anyone seeking a fast, minimal media viewer

Repository: https://github.com/grigio/carosello · Rust · GPL-3.0 · 7 stars

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