REXPaint Alternatives

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

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  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.

    18 ASCIIFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • ASCIIFlow is the most popular Web-based alternative to REXPaint.

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

    • ASCIIFlow is Free and Open SourceREXPaint is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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 REXPaint.

    • Playscii is Free and Open SourceREXPaint is Free and Proprietary
  3. 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 REXPaint.

    • Monodraw is Paid and ProprietaryREXPaint is Free and Proprietary
    • Monodraw is LightweightREXPaint 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
     
  6. 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
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Charaster icon
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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
     
    • Charaster is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to REXPaint.

    • Charaster is Free and Open SourceREXPaint is Free and Proprietary
  10. 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
     
  11. ASCII Draw icon
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    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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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