From b999bdf5e113f52550fc4bfd31e0b1dec3a86241 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gaetan Lepage <gaetan@glepage.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:54:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] plugins/image: add support for sixel backend

---
 plugins/by-name/image/default.nix | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
index 5222d155..c49ddd3a 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/image/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
         [
           "kitty"
           "ueberzug"
+          "sixel"
         ]
         ''
           All the backends support rendering inside Tmux.
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
           - kitty - best in class, works great and is very snappy
           - ueberzug - backed by ueberzugpp, supports any terminal, but has lower performance
             - Supports multiple images thanks to @jstkdng.
+          - sixel - uses the Sixel graphics protocol, widely supported by many terminals
+            - Works with XTerm, WezTerm, foot, and other Sixel-compatible terminals
+            - ImageMagick is required for Sixel encoding
 
           > [!Note]
           > When choosing the `"ueberzug"` backend, nixvim will automatically add `ueberzugpp` as a dependency.
@@ -135,5 +139,9 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
       name = "ueberzug";
       enable = config.plugins.image.settings.backend == "ueberzug";
     }
+    {
+      name = "imagemagick";
+      enable = config.plugins.image.settings.backend == "sixel";
+    }
   ];
 }