ascii — independent software & tools

16 independent ascii listings the big search engines bury.

• Semaphore

  github · Free · by can4hou6joeng4

  🚩 Turn any image into ASCII art, right in your browser — no upload, no account · 把图片打成字符旗语 (Vite + TypeScript)

• retroglyph

  github · Free · by crates-lurey-io

  2D pseudographic terminal

• listr2

  npm · Free · by cenk1cenk2

  Terminal task list reborn! Create beautiful CLI interfaces via easy and logical to implement task lists that feel alive and interactive.

• ora

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Elegant terminal spinner

• yocto-spinner

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Tiny terminal spinner

• runix

  github · Free · by Harsh-pa-thak

  Cast ASCII spells in your terminal

• tui-game

  github · Free · by MXBraisedFish

  TUI GAME is a cross-platform game collection for the terminal, bringing classic lightweight gaming to your command line. Built with Rust and Lua, it runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS. It also features multi-language support through built-in internationalization.

• Trmnl-Cubic

  github · Free · by Unfeathered-naphtha122

  Provide a metrically square monospaced font for precise text-based graphics without adjusting line height or letter spacing.

• as-table

  npm · Free · by xpl

  A simple function that print objects / arrays as ASCII tables. Handles ANSI styling and weird 💩 Unicode emoji symbols – they won't break the layout.

• @borewit/text-codec

  npm · Free · by borewit

  Text Decoder

• boxen

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Create boxes in the terminal

• cli-boxes

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Boxes for use in the terminal

• cli-spinners

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Spinners for use in the terminal

• listr

  npm · Free · by samverschueren

  Terminal task list

• @pdf-lib/standard-fonts

  npm · Free · by hopding

  Metrics for the Standard 14 PDF fonts and their encodings

• rot-js

  npm · Free · by ondras

  A roguelike toolkit in JavaScript