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+# Lychee
+
+[Image crate]: https://crates.io/crates/image
+
+Simple, opinionated and Wayland-native image viewer using the [Image crate] .
+Built in response to `imv`'s high memory usage on my system, and does not
+implement an IPC as I consider it _YAGNI_[^1]
+
+Still a work in progress, I would like to reach partial feature parity with
+`imv`.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+lychee path/to/image.png # or another extension.
+```
+
+You may use the `--same-size` flag to create a window that is the _same size as
+the image that is opening_. Success of this flag depends on your desktop
+environment.
+
+## Supported Image Formats
+
+All formats supported by the Image crate will be supported by Lychee. For edge
+cases, please open an issue. For the time being, this should include: AVIF, BMP,
+DDS, Farbfeld, GIF, HDR, ICO, JPEG, EXR, PNG, PNM, QOI, TGA, TIFF and WebP.
+
+## License
+
+Lychee is available under the [Mozilla Public License Version 2.0](./LICENSE)
+
+[^1]. ["You Aren't Gonna Need It"](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/Yagni.html)