# cslarsen/jp2a

Converts jpg images to ASCII

Repository: https://github.com/cslarsen/jp2a
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jp2a
Language: HTML
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2017-09-04T05:16:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3932, "days_push": 3285, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1061, forks 82 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:25.923271+00:00)

## What it is
jp2a is a command-line utility that converts JPEG images into ASCII art. It renders pictures as text characters suitable for terminals or plain-text output.

## Use cases
- convert a jpg image to ascii art
- render images as text in the terminal
- generate ascii art from photos
- create text-based image previews
- make ascii banners from jpeg files

## When to choose
- you want a small dedicated CLI for jpeg-to-ascii conversion
- you need plain-text image output for terminals or READMEs

## When to avoid
- you need conversion of formats other than JPEG
- you need high-fidelity image processing or modern color output

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, cli
- domain: image-processing, graphics
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: ascii-art, jpeg, image-conversion, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- cslarsen/jp2a (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.923271+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 2026-08-30T06:56:49.663316+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cslarsen/jp2a (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.923271+00:00, sha 2b7814d3fca2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.