joelibaceta/video-to-ascii
It is a simple python package to play videos in the terminal using characters as pixels observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
43/100
- Activity 44
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2838
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 340
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1859 stars · 151 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python package and CLI tool that plays video files in the terminal by rendering frames as ASCII characters, with optional ANSI color and audio playback support. It resizes video frames to fit terminal dimensions and can export the rendered output as a bash script.
Use cases
- play a video in my terminal as ascii art
- render mp4 frames as colored ascii characters in the console
- export an ascii video animation as a shareable bash script
- play video with audio track in the terminal
- convert video frames to terminal-friendly ascii output
When to choose
- you want a fun, lightweight way to play videos directly in a Linux or macOS terminal
- you need ascii-art video rendering with optional color and audio support
- you want to export terminal video animations as portable bash scripts
When to avoid
- you need actual video playback with full quality or a GUI player
- you are on Windows, which is not supported
- you need video editing or transcoding capabilities rather than terminal rendering
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
video-processing cli graphics media developer-tools cli python ascii-art terminal opencv ffmpeg ansi-colors entertainment command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/joelibaceta/video-to-ascii · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8a91ee3a6c51
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/video-to-ascii/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 372b1d0a5da1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| joelibaceta/video-to-ascii | main | 43 |
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