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24 alternatives to ASCII-themes, a Node.js CLI interface to generate themed ASCII art

CLI Interface to Generate Themed ASCII Art. Supports 287 fonts from Figlet and 18 themes from VS Code. To see supported fonts and themes run `npx ascii-themes support`. Tagged with showdev, node, javascript, cli.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ASCII-themes, a Node.js CLI interface to generate themed ASCII art launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Render 3D models (OBJ, glTF, GLB, STL, .vox) as ASCII art — in the browser, in React or Vue, or straight in your terminal. A three.js-style API with no WebGL and no canvas: just text in a single <pre>.

    Jun 2026 · glyphcss.com · its alternatives →

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    3 months ago I wanted to draw an ASCII diagram to include in some documentation at work. I found the few tools online to be insufficient, and was suprised there wasn't a more complete tool to get the job done. Since, I've built Cascii from scratch in vanilla Javascript (I'm not an FE dev, it might be obvious...). I hope it works alright. Please check out the live version at https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cascii.app, report problems, make diagrams to improve your code's documentation. Hope you enjoy using it.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Build terminal dashboards using ascii/ansi art and javascript - yaronn/blessed-contrib

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Create VS Code Themes with Theme Studio!

    2021 · themes.vscode.one · its alternatives →

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    Make ASCII art for READMEs, Discord & creative visuals

    Sep 2026 · imagetoascii.art · its alternatives →

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    Add ascii image or ascii font to comments in VSCode

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    Surprise your readers with an original post using text art

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Print your name in style. Contribute to arsham/figurine development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Python package + CLI to generate stylistic wordclouds, including gradients and icon shapes! - minimaxir/stylecloud

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nice-looking lightweight ASCII line charts generator for iOS

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12CP

    2012 · dchang.mit.edu · its alternatives →

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    ASCII art on your wall ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Create beautiful ascii trees. Contribute to spandanb/asciitree development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CPU rendered ASCII art shader writing tool with hot reloading. - danthedaniel/js-shaders

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Classic Console Neue TrueType Font ASCII 8x16 DOS Command Line Font

    2024 · webdraft.hu · its alternatives →

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    Themery▲86

    Build beautiful IDE color themes with AI. Fine-tune colors, syntax highlighting, and typography. Export to VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Helix, Zed, and more.

    Apr 2026 · themery.dev · its alternatives →

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    I made a website for drawing ascii art with other people https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ascii-collab.app&#x2F; It's been online for a little over a year so there's a fair bit of stuff to browse if you want to look around (so much that I even made a poster https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ascii-collab.app&#x2F;poster.png) There are other websites like yourworldoftext that do this but ascii-collab has some extra features like per-user undo&#x2F;redo, box selection, a color highlight mode to see who made particular changes, and there's admin tools so I can remove spam. The code is open sourced here…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Generate Colorful ASCII Art

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Advanced image to ASCII art tool & crate written in Rust 🦀🚀 - orhnk/RASCII

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    This tool turns videos into ASCII pixel art. You can use your webcam feed or upload a video, then use the controls to adjust the colors, resolution, text style, etc. Github repo: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;collidingScopes&#x2F;ascii It's built with javascript &#x2F; html canvas. I'll be continuing to work on this, with the goal of improving performance (it can be laggy at high resolutions) and to also allow image input (turn an image into animated ASCII art). Please let me know of any feedback or suggestions!

    2024 · collidingscopes.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Takes a folder of images (as a palette), and an image, and figures out how to tile the palette to resemble the image! - ahhhh6980/Mosaic

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A cross platform package to do curses-like operations, plus higher level APIs and widgets to create text UIs and ASCII art animations - peterbrittain/asciimatics

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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