Monodraw Alternatives

Monodraw is described as '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' and is a Diagram Editor in the business & commerce category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Monodraw for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Flathub apps. The best Monodraw alternative is ASCIIFlow, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Monodraw are Letterpress ASCII, Playscii, Ascii Generator 2 and PabloDraw.

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Monodraw alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors but may also be Game Development Tools or Text Editors.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 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...

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Monodraw alternatives page was last updated Apr 1, 2024
  1. ASCIIFlow icon
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    Simple web based ascii flow diagram drawing tool, draw boxes, lines, arrows and type, then export straight to text/html.

    19 ASCIIFlow alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    ASCIIFlow Features

    1.  ASCII Art
    2.  Flow Chart
    3.  ASCII Editor
    4.  Web-Based
    ASCIIFlow iconMonodraw Icon

    ASCIIFlow VS Monodraw

    Is ASCIIFlow a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
    • ASCIIFlow is the most popular Web-based alternative to Monodraw.

    • ASCIIFlow is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Monodraw.

    • ASCIIFlow is Free and Open SourceMonodraw is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Letterpress ASCII icon
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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.

    15 Letterpress ASCII alternatives
    Letterpress ASCII screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Letterpress ASCII Features

    1.  ASCII Art
    Letterpress ASCII iconMonodraw Icon

    Letterpress ASCII VS Monodraw

    Is Letterpress ASCII a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
    • Letterpress ASCII is the most popular Linux alternative to Monodraw.

    • Letterpress ASCII is Free and Open SourceMonodraw is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Playscii icon
     12 likes

    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.

    15 Playscii alternatives
    Playscii screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Playscii Features

    1.  ASCII Art
    2.  2D Game Creation
    3.  ASCII Editor
    Playscii iconMonodraw Icon

    Playscii VS Monodraw

    Is Playscii a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
    Comments about Playscii as an Alternative to Monodraw
     
    Guest

    Not a plain text diagramming tool

    Negative commentSep 30, 2020
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    • Playscii is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Monodraw.

    • Playscii is Free and Open SourceMonodraw is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Ascii Generator 2 icon
     14 likes

    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.

    15 Ascii Generator 2 alternatives
    Ascii Generator 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Ascii Generator 2 Features

    1.  ASCII Art
    Ascii Generator 2 iconMonodraw Icon

    Ascii Generator 2 VS Monodraw

    Is Ascii Generator 2 a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
    Comments about Ascii Generator 2 as an Alternative to Monodraw
     
    Guest

    Not a plain text diagramming tool

    Negative commentSep 30, 2020
    0
    Monodraw Icon
    Ascii Generator 2 icon
    • Ascii Generator 2 is Free and Open SourceMonodraw is Paid and Proprietary
  5. PabloDraw icon
     10 likes

    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).

    17 PabloDraw alternatives
    PabloDraw screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PabloDraw Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    PabloDraw iconMonodraw Icon

    PabloDraw VS Monodraw

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  6. ASCII Art Paint icon
     4 likes

    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).

    15 ASCII Art Paint alternatives
    Simple interface

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    ASCII Art Paint Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  ASCII Art
    3.  ASCII Editor
    4.  Image to text
    5.  Text to Image Generation
    ASCII Art Paint iconMonodraw Icon

    ASCII Art Paint VS Monodraw

    Is ASCII Art Paint a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
  7. ASCII Draw icon
     1 like

    This app lets you draw diagrams, tables, tree view, art and more using only characters. There are many stiles to choose from and multiple tools available to use such as:

    18 ASCII Draw alternatives
    ASCII Draw screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    ASCII Draw Features

    1.  ASCII Art
    2.  Charts
    ASCII Draw iconMonodraw Icon

    ASCII Draw VS Monodraw

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  8. REXPaint icon
     5 likes

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

    16 REXPaint alternatives
    REXPaint screenshot 1
    REXPaint screenshot 2

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    REXPaint Features

    1.  ASCII Editor
    2.  ASCII Art
    REXPaint iconMonodraw Icon

    REXPaint VS Monodraw

    Is REXPaint a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
    Comments about REXPaint as an Alternative to Monodraw
     
    Guest

    Not a plain text diagramming tool

    Negative commentSep 30, 2020
    0
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    REXPaint icon
    • REXPaint is Free and ProprietaryMonodraw is Paid and Proprietary
  9. JavE icon
     13 likes

    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
    Main editor window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JavE Features

    1.  ASCII Art
    2.  ASCII Editor
    JavE iconMonodraw Icon

    JavE VS Monodraw

    Is JavE a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
  10. MOTD Maker icon
     6 likes

    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...

    11 MOTD Maker alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MOTD Maker iconMonodraw Icon

    MOTD Maker VS Monodraw

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  11. Charaster icon
     5 likes

    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.

    16 Charaster alternatives
    Charaster screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Charaster Features

    1.  ASCII Editor
    2.  ASCII Art
    3.  Web-Based
    Charaster iconMonodraw Icon

    Charaster VS Monodraw

    Is Charaster a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
    Comments about Charaster as an Alternative to Monodraw
     
    Guest

    Not a plain text diagramming tool

    Negative commentSep 30, 2020
    0
    Monodraw Icon
    Charaster icon
    • Charaster is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Monodraw.

    • Charaster is Free and Open SourceMonodraw is Paid and Proprietary
  12. ASCII Art Maker icon
     5 likes

    A program for creating ASCII graphics from images and text.

    15 ASCII Art Maker alternatives
    ASCII Art Maker screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ASCII Art Maker Features

    1.  Image to text
    ASCII Art Maker iconMonodraw Icon

    ASCII Art Maker VS Monodraw

    Is ASCII Art Maker a good alternative to Monodraw?
     
    Comments about ASCII Art Maker as an Alternative to Monodraw
     
    Guest

    Not a plain text diagramming tool

    Negative commentSep 30, 2020
    0
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    ASCII Art Maker icon
    • ASCII Art Maker is Free and ProprietaryMonodraw is Paid and Proprietary
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