Anchor is a command-line application, designed to be used with PowerShell / Command Prompt in Windows, Terminal in MacOS or any Linux shell.
Quick Instructions
Download, run the installer, and add the directory containing anchor to the $PATH environmental variable.
Default installation locations are C:\Users\SOMEUSER\AppData\Local\Anchor\ for Windows, and /opt/anchor/ for Linux.
Important: The installers provide a suitable runtime environment. A separate JRE (>= v21) is needed only with the
.zip distribution Warning: The Linux installer for .deb (e.g.
sudo dpkg -i anchor._1.0.0_amd64.deb), may warn about missing dependencies. Fix with sudo apt-get --fix-broken installTesting if successful
Simply, open a shell in a directory with images, and run anchor
$ anchor Searching recursively for image files. CTRL+C cancels. Learn how to select inputs, outputs and tasks with 'anchor -h'. ...lines will follow after it searches for images...
Tip: Follow the Example Usage and User Guide to learn more.