# durdraw/durdraw

Versatile ASCII and ANSI Art text editor for drawing in the Linux/Unix/macOS terminal, with animation, 256 and 16 colors, Unicode and CP437, and customizable themes

Repository: https://github.com/durdraw/durdraw
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/durdraw
Homepage: http://durdraw.org
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: ascii-art, textmode, ansi-art, unicode-art, text-editor, xterm-256color, animation, ansi, ascii, bbs, drawing, editor, linux, ncurses, terminal, tui, unicode, terminal-art
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:09:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4541, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 543, "gap_med": 139, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1799, forks 51 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.776942+00:00)

## What it is
Durdraw is a terminal-based ASCII, Unicode, and ANSI art editor for Unix-like systems, inspired by classic DOS editors like TheDraw and Pablodraw. It supports frame-based animation, 16/256 color modes, CP437 and Unicode conversion, custom themes, and HTML/mIRC output.

## Use cases
- draw ascii art in the terminal
- create ansi art animations
- edit dos cp437 ansi files
- convert unicode art to cp437
- make animated terminal art
- export ansi art to html or png
- create bbs-style textmode art

## When to choose
- you want to draw or animate ASCII/ANSI art directly in a Linux or macOS terminal
- you need CP437 and Unicode character conversion for retro textmode art
- you want a modern alternative to TheDraw or Pablodraw on Unix

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical raster or vector image editor
- you work primarily on Windows without a Unix-like terminal environment
- you need full-color image formats beyond 16/256 color textmode art

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, animation, graphics
- domain: text-editors, graphics, media
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: ascii-art, ansi-art, tui, ncurses, unicode, cp437, textmode, bbs, terminal-drawing, retro-computing, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- durdraw/durdraw (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.776942+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 2026-08-30T03:22:16.822918+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/durdraw/durdraw (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.776942+00:00, sha d992d8643d8f)
  - homepage: http://durdraw.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:14.256149+00:00, sha 2e246c414bb5)
  - site_page: http://durdraw.org/features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:14.265960+00:00, sha 39ece54a2e1c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.