safe-view 0.2.1

A terminal application to view safetensors files

SafeView

A terminal application to view safetensors files. SafeView provides a clean, interactive terminal interface for exploring safetensors files and Hugging Face models.

Features

• Interactive terminal UI for browsing tensors
• Detailed tensor information including shape, data type, and size
• Statistical information about tensor values (min, max, mean, std) - loaded on demand when a tensor is selected
• Support for local safetensors files and Hugging Face model repositories
• Real-time search and filtering by tensor name
• Clean and intuitive Textual-based interface
• Optimized loading - only metadata is loaded initially, tensor statistics shown when a tensor is selected and enter is pressed

Installation

From PyPI:

pip install safe-view

Using pip (from local directory):

pip install .

Using uv:

uv pip install .

Development mode:

If you want to run in development mode, you can install in editable mode:

pip install -e .

or with uv:

uv pip install -e .

Usage

After installation, you can run the application directly from the command line:

safe-view /path/to/your/file.safetensors

Or for a Hugging Face model:

safe-view Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B

For help:

safe-view --help

Controls

• q: Quit the application
• h, j, k, l or arrow keys: Navigate between tensors
• g: Go to top of the tensor list
• G: Go to bottom of the tensor list
• Ctrl+f / Ctrl+b: Page up/down
• /: Enter search mode to filter tensors by name
• Escape: Exit search mode
• Click on a tensor in the left panel or press Enter to view its details and statistics on the right

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Dependencies listed in pyproject.toml