# TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter

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

Repository: https://github.com/TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ascii-image-converter
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, ascii-art, ascii-image, ascii, command-line, command-line-tool, image-processing, image-to-ascii, converts-images, linux, terminal-app, snap, ascii-image-converter, cross-platform, gif, braille-art, braille, cli, terminal, braille-patterns
Last push: 2024-04-14T19:34:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1940, "days_push": 871, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3495, forks 190 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.236746+00:00)

## What it is
A cross-platform command-line tool written in Go that converts images (JPEG, PNG, BMP, WEBP, TIFF, GIF) into ASCII art and prints them in the terminal, with braille art support. It is also usable as a Go library.

## Use cases
- convert an image to ascii art in the terminal
- turn a png into ascii art from the command line
- create braille art from images
- display a gif as ascii animation in the console
- convert images to ascii art on linux, mac, or windows
- use an image-to-ascii converter as a Go library

## When to choose
- you want quick, scriptable image-to-ascii conversion in the terminal
- you need braille art output or gif support
- you want a single cross-platform binary with many package-manager installs

## When to avoid
- you need high-fidelity image editing or resizing
- you want a GUI-based ascii art editor
- you need color-accurate image conversion for print

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, cli
- domain: graphics, media
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: ascii-art, braille-art, gif, terminal, go, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.236746+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:54.157279+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.236746+00:00, sha 9d0e208d9cb3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.