Ranger Freezes when trying to display an image (Using Kitty with Tmux)
Author: ricesetCreated Aug 11, 2021Updated Aug 9, 2026
Labelsbugimage-previewhelp-wanted
Runtime Environment
- Operating system and version: MacOS Big Sur 11.5.1
- Terminal emulator and version: Kitty 0.22.2
- Python version: 3.6.12
- Ranger version/commit: 1.9.3
- Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Current Behavior
The application completely freezes when trying to display an image.
Possible Solutions
It probably has to do with Tmux because it works normally without it. edit: I tested it now without using Tmux and it displays the image but, after opening it using MacOS's Preview (by pressing l) when I go back to Ranger, it gets frozen again and I have to close my terminal window.
Steps to reproduce
- Open kitty
- Open Tmux
- Open Ranger
- Try viewing an image
rc.config contents
set preview_images true
set preview_images_method kittySource: ranger/ranger