# Synfig Studio AppImage 1.3 How can I render via CLI?

**URL:** https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-appimage-1-3-how-can-i-render-via-cli/4321
**Category:** Synfig related help
**Tags:** appimage, cli
**Created:** [November 4, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-appimage-1-3-how-can-i-render-via-cli/4321 "2017-11-04T10:31:15Z")
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### Author: ![rouhol9ods](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rouhol9ods](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rouhol9ods)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-appimage-1-3-how-can-i-render-via-cli/4321/1 "2017-11-04T10:31:15Z")

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Salamu alaikum,

I’m creating HomeSchooling educational resources for Kids. to be more precise for bilingual kids (Arabic, English and French).

Here is an example of my creations: [youtu.be/ECUPIIJobwU](https://youtu.be/ECUPIIJobwU)

(The Animations have been created with Synfig since Version 0.6 and The Slideshows have bee created with OpenShot, both on Debian GNU/Linux).

I’ve just installed the Synfig 1.3 Dev AppImage, i render manually without problems, but i’m using synfig with my python scripting capabilities. That is why i really do need to use the Sunfig CLI. There is no documentation out there, so please, can anyone show me how to do it my Synfig-1.3-Dev appimage ?

Thank you all!

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### Author: ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-appimage-1-3-how-can-i-render-via-cli/4321/2 "2017-11-14T00:42:47Z")

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Hi,  
maybe you could have a look at this  
[discourse.appimage.org/t/call-a … mage/93/10](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/call-alternative-binary-from-appimage/93/10)

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### Author: ![alfonso.nishikawa](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/alfonso.nishikawa/32/4141_2.png) [@alfonso.nishikawa](https://forums.synfig.org/u/alfonso.nishikawa)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-appimage-1-3-how-can-i-render-via-cli/4321/3 "2018-03-20T21:33:40Z")

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TL;DR

Execute like this:

```auto
./SynfigStudio-1.3.6-testing-18.01.26-linux64-600b6.appimage --appimage-exec synfig
```

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### Author: ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-studio-appimage-1-3-how-can-i-render-via-cli/4321/4 "2026-08-22T20:23:18Z")

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Normally under Linux, we should use `synfig.appimage ./myanimation.sifz` to open a file from the current directory.

Also, as appimage requires the FQN, and `./myanimation.sifz` can’t work as `./` looks inside the same directory as `synfigstudio`, i.e. `/tmp/.mount_Synfigxxxxxx/usr/`

Working solutions:

- `synfig.appimage "$(pwd)/myanimation.sifz"`
- `synfig.appimage "$PWD/myanimation.sifz"`
- `synfig.appimage $(realpath myanimation.sifz)`

And of course the same system to call `synfig` instead of `synfigstudio`

- `synfig.appimage --appimage-exec synfig "$PWD/myanimation.sifz"` (v1)
- `synfig.AppImage --exec synfig "$PWD/myanimation.sifz"` (v2)