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A cross-platform command-line tool to convert images into ascii art and print them on the console. Now supports braille art!
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README.md

ascii-image-converter

ascii-image-converter is a command-line tool that converts images into ascii art and prints them out onto the console. It is cross-platform so both Windows and Linux distributions are supported

Image formats currently supported:

  • PNG
  • JPEG/JPG
  • WEBP
  • BMP

Example (Source)

Example

ASCII Art:

Example


Installation

First download the executables from here, and follow the steps with respect to your OS.

Linux

Extract Executables.zip and open the "Linux" directory.

Now, open a terminal in the same directory and execute this command:

sudo cp ascii-image-converter /usr/local/bin/

Now you can use ascii-image-converter in the terminal. Execute "ascii-image-converter -h" for more details.

Windows

You will need to set an Environment Variable to the folder the ascii-image-converter.exe executable is placed in to be able to use it in the command prompt. Follow the instructions in case of confusion:

Extract Executables.zip and open the "Windows" folder. Copy the path to folder from the top of the file explorer.

  • In Search, search for and then select: System (Control Panel)
  • Click the Advanced System settings link.
  • Click Environment Variables. In the section User Variables find the Path environment variable and select it. Click "Edit".
  • In the Edit Environment Variable window, click "New" and then paste the path of the folder that you copied initially.
  • Afterwards, you can use it anywhere by typing "ascii-image-converter" in command prompt. Note: Make sure you restart the command prompt.

Usage

Note: Decrease font size or zoom out of terminal for maximum quality ascii art

To convert an image into ascii format, the usage is as follows:

ascii-image-converter [path to image]

Example

ascii-image-converter myImage.jpeg

Flags

--complex OR -c

Print the image with a wider array of ascii characters. Sometimes improves accuracy.

ascii-image-converter [path to image] -c

--dimensions OR -d

Set the width and height of the printed ascii image in character lengths.

ascii-image-converter [path to image] -d <width>,<height>
# Or
ascii-image-converter [path to image] --dimensions <width>,<height>

Example:

ascii-image-converter [path to image] -d 100,30

--save OR -S

Save the image ascii art in a file ascii-image.txt in the same directory

ascii-image-converter [path to image] --save
# Or
ascii-image-converter [path to image] -S

You can combine commands as well

ascii-image-converter [path to image] -Scd 100,30

Packges used

github.com/spf13/viper

github.com/spf13/cobra

github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir

github.com/nathan-fiscaletti/consolesize-go

github.com/nfnt/resize

License

Apache-2.0