01 drop an image
png · jpg · webp · gif — decoded locally by your browser, never uploaded.
Turn any
image to ASCII
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Turn any photo into ASCII art on your own device, or start right here.
Nothing ever leaves your browser — tune the charset, density and color, then drop the result anywhere plain text lives.
Open the tool
$ no upload · no account · free
[ how_it_works ]
02 tune the output
six charsets from classic ramps to braille dots; adjust columns, brightness, contrast, invert and color.
03 export anywhere
copy as plain text, download a .txt, or render a crisp .png.
[ live_demo ]
Watch the whole flow
Drop, convert, retune — replayed live by the real engine, not a video.
captured live from the engine on this page — open the tool to drive it yourself.
[ charsets ]
One photo. Six alphabets.
The charset decides the texture. Four of the six, converted live from the same portrait — minimal and detailed round out the set in the tool.
rendered live in your browser by the same engine that powers the tool — try your own photo.
[ usecases ]
Where ASCII still wins
$ readme banners
a logo that renders in every git host, no image hosting required.
$ cli splash screens
greet users of your tools where only text exists.
$ plain-text everywhere
emails, forums, comments, MOTDs — if it takes characters, it takes art.
[ faq ]
Do my images get uploaded?
Never — conversion runs entirely in your browser. It even works offline once the page is loaded.
Is it free?
Yes — free, no account, no watermark.
Which formats work?
Anything your browser can decode: png, jpg, webp and gif (first frame).