Ranger can't preview images in Kitty with Tmux even though it now seems possible.
Author: rexackermannCreated May 20, 2023Updated Aug 10, 2026
Labelsenhancementimage-previewhelp-wanted
Runtime Environment
- Operating system and version: Fedora 38
- Terminal emulator and version: kitty 0.28.1
- Python version: Python 3.11.3
- Ranger version/commit: ranger 1.9.3
- Locale:
Current Behavior
kitty with tmux can't preview images
Expected Behavior
Should be able to now because it is now possible to preview images with termux in kitty.
Context
Can't get image preview in kitty tmux.
Possible Solutions
Not exactly sure.But reference to the fact that tmux on kitty can now preview images: Reference
I tried the kitty +kitten icat <path-to-image>And it seems to work fine.
Steps to reproduce
1.open kitty 2. initiate tmux 3. try to preview image file
Traceback
Source: ranger/ranger