Charaster Alternatives

Charaster is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Charaster for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Web-based apps. The best Charaster alternative is Playscii, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Charaster are Monodraw, Ascii Generator 2, Letterpress ASCII and PabloDraw.

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  1. Playscii icon
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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
     
    • Playscii is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Charaster.

    • Playscii is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Charaster.

    • Playscii is Free and Open SourceCharaster is also Free and Open Source
  2. Monodraw icon
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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
     
    • Monodraw is the most popular commercial alternative to Charaster.

    • Monodraw is Paid and ProprietaryCharaster is Free and Open Source
    • Monodraw is LightweightCharaster is not according to our users
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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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    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
     
  5. PabloDraw icon
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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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    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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    • ASCII Art Paint is Free and Open SourceCharaster is also Free and Open Source
  7. REXPaint icon
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    REXPaint is a powerful and user-friendly ASCII art editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. JavE icon
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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
     
  9. MOTD Maker icon
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    This program was written to make it easy to generate MOTD files that contain bold and underline formatting along with the 8 colours you can use. Currently the program allows you to output as raw ASCII (control characters saved as ASCII 027) or as the characters `027 (this is...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. MonoSketch icon
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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
     
  11. Calligraphy icon
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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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