MOTD Maker is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to MOTD Maker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best MOTD Maker alternative is Monodraw. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Playscii or Letterpress ASCII. Other great apps like MOTD Maker are Ascii Generator 2, PabloDraw, JavE and Charaster.
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.
Monodraw is the most popular Mac alternative to MOTD Maker.
Monodraw is the most popular commercial alternative to MOTD Maker.
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.
Playscii is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to MOTD Maker.
Playscii is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MOTD Maker.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Charaster is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to MOTD Maker.
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:
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