ascii-image-converter

Transform images into ASCII art for terminal display.

TLDR

Convert image to ASCII

$ ascii-image-converter [image.png]

Convert with color

$ ascii-image-converter -C [image.png]

Convert with specific width

$ ascii-image-converter -W [80] [image.png]

Save to file

$ ascii-image-converter [image.png] > [output.txt]

Use custom characters

$ ascii-image-converter -c " .:-=+*#%@" [image.png]

SYNOPSIS

ascii-image-converter [-W width] [-C] [-c chars] [options] image

ascii-image-converter transforms images into ASCII art. It analyzes pixel brightness and maps values to ASCII characters, creating text representations of images viewable in terminals.
The tool supports various image formats and can produce colored output using ANSI escape codes.

PARAMETERS

-W width

Output width in characters

-H height

Output height in characters

-C, --color

Enable colored output

-c chars

Custom character set (dark to light)

-b, --braille

Use Braille characters

-f, --full

Full block characters

-n, --negative

Invert colors

--dither

Apply dithering

CAVEATS

Output quality depends on terminal font and size. Colored output requires terminal with ANSI support. Wide images need large terminal widths.

HISTORY

ascii-image-converter is a modern Go-based tool for ASCII art generation, providing more features than traditional tools like jp2a.