textview Alternatives

Apps similar to textview include Libcaca, which is free and open source. Other options are png2linetext, hiptext and derasterize. In total there are four apps like textview for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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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. png2linetext icon

    png2linetext

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    Converts images into textual line art. Contribute to lf94/img2utf development by creating an account on GitHub.

    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
    • US flagUnited States
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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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