ASCII Art Paint Alternatives

ASCII Art Paint is described as 'Free and open-source web-based application for creating and editing images consisting of text characters and hieroglyphs (ASCII graphics / Shift_JIS art / Kaomoji and many others)' and is an website in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ASCII Art Paint, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac and Flathub apps. The best ASCII Art Paint alternative is Playscii, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to ASCII Art Paint are Monodraw, Ascii Generator 2, Letterpress ASCII and PabloDraw.

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  1. Playscii icon

    Playscii

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    Playscii is a powerful, open-source ASCII-based art, animation, and game creation tool. Advanced layer-based tools and import and export options are available through a familiar window system with the appeal of classic DOS development tools like QBasic.

    14 Playscii alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Playscii is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ASCII Art Paint.

    • Playscii is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ASCII Art Paint.

    • Playscii is Free and Open SourceASCII Art Paint is also Free and Open Source
  2. Monodraw icon

    Monodraw

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    Monodraw allows you to easily create text-based art (like diagrams, layouts, flow charts) and visually represent algorithms, data structures, binary formats and more. Because it's all just text, it can be easily embedded almost anywhere.

    18 Monodraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Monodraw is the most popular commercial alternative to ASCII Art Paint.

    • Monodraw is Paid and ProprietaryASCII Art Paint is Free and Open Source
    • Monodraw is LightweightASCII Art Paint is not according to our users
  4. Ascii Generator 2 icon

    Ascii Generator 2

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    Ascii Generator 2 (Ascgen2) is an application to convert images into high quality ASCII art - text that accurately represents the original image. The only program of its kind to support variable width fonts and real-time output adjustment and more.

    14 Ascii Generator 2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Letterpress ASCII icon

    Letterpress ASCII

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    Letterpress converts your images into a picture made up of ASCII characters. You can save the output to a file, copy it, and even change its resolution! High-res output can still be viewed comfortably by lowering the zoom factor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  6. PabloDraw icon

    PabloDraw

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    PabloDraw is a cross-platform text editor designed for creating ANSI and ASCII art, similar to that of its DOS-based predecessors; ACiDDraw (1994) and TheDraw (1986).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. REXPaint icon

    REXPaint

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    REXPaint is a powerful and user-friendly ASCII art editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. JavE icon

    JavE

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    JavE (Java Ascii Versatile Editor) is a free Ascii Editor. Rather than for editing texts, it is intended for drawing simple diagrams by using Ascii characters.

    15 JavE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Charaster icon

    Charaster

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    Charaster is a browser-based editor for ASCII grahics and art. It provides a robust set of raster-style editing tools such as Line, Rectangle and free-hand drawing tool; all configurable by specifying the character, color and styling to use while drawing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Charaster is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to ASCII Art Paint.

    • Charaster is Free and Open SourceASCII Art Paint is also Free and Open Source
  11. ASCII Art Maker icon

    ASCII Art Maker

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    A program for creating ASCII graphics from images and text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. MonoSketch icon

    MonoSketch

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    MonoSketch is a powerful ASCII sketching and diagramming app that lets you effortlessly transform your ideas into visually stunning designs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. Calligraphy icon

    Calligraphy

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    Calligraphy turns short texts into large, impressive banners made up of ASCII Characters, ready to be copied or exported to images. Spice up your online conversations by adding some extra oompf to your messages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. ASCIIator icon

    ASCIIator

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    ASCIIator is a free and easy-to-use tool to generate colored ASCII art from images. Simply upload an image and tweak the options to get the output ASCII image you want.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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