png2linetext Alternatives

png2linetext is described as 'Converts images into textual line art. Contribute to lf94/img2utf development by creating an account on GitHub' and is an app. There are four alternatives to png2linetext for Linux, Xfce, Mac and Windows. The best png2linetext alternative is Libcaca, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like png2linetext are textview, hiptext and derasterize.

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  1. Libcaca icon

    Libcaca

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    libcaca is a graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels, so that it can work on older video cards or text terminals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  2. textview icon

    textview

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    Quickly view (satellite) imagery directly in your terminal using Unicode 9.0 characters and true color. textview is a small tool to quickly view high-resolution multi-band imagery directly in your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. hiptext icon

    hiptext

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    Command line tool for turning images into text.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. derasterize icon

    derasterize

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    derasterize converts pictures into Unicode text with Ansi colors for display within a terminal. It performs lots of AVX2 optimized math to deliver the best quality on modern terminals with 24-bit color support, e.g. Kitty, Gnome Terminal, CMD.EXE, mintty, mlterm, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
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