image-view vs img-view
img-view is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
image-view is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Jarrod Watts. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). img-view is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Liang Li. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace jarrodwatts/claude-image-view | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 27 Stars (GitHub): 282 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace liliang-cn/aigui | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | image-view | img-viewno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 282 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 27 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-image-view | github.com/liliang-cn/aigui |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-13 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of img-view
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Claude Code plugin that automatically displays images returned by MCP tools. Fix Claude Code CLI shows an [Image] .
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Enables Ctrl+V screenshot pasting in Claude Code terminal on Windows. Installs an AutoHotkey v2 script that saves clipboard images as PNG files and types the file path into the…
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Paste clipboard screenshots into Claude Code automatically. Zero dependencies, cross-platform.
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Draws Claude's answers as rendered Markdown pictures in the terminal, with live Typst for diagrams, charts and math
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image-viewer io.github.OguntolaIbrahim/image-viewer
InChat Image Viewer MCP - View images inline in AI chat by just providing the file path
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Give Claude Code image generation (gpt-image-2) and a team of GPT-5 subagents for review, debugging, and bulk implementation - all through your existing Codex CLI ChatGPT login…
What each says it does
image-view
See the images you paste into Claude Code: thumbnails above the prompt instead of bare [Image #1] tags
img-view
A Claude Code mod that shows pictures in a pane beside the conversation: AIGUI's drawings, images Claude reads, or /img <path>. Real pixels in kitty, Ghostty, iTerm2 and WezTerm; colour block art in any other terminal.
How to run each
image-view As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-image-view
/plugin install image-view@claude-image-viewimg-view
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: image-view · What it can do: img-view · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.