Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to tree2dir

Transform ASCII trees into real-world directory structures

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. tree2dir launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Ascii_tree – A way to create beautiful ASCII trees▲79

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

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   AsciiFolders▲8

   Generate ASCII directory tree from any folder

   2024 · asciifolders.com · its alternatives →

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   ASCII Tree Editor▲30

   Show HN: ASCII Tree Editor I've created a web-based editor for ASCII file directory trees called asciitreeman. It's designed to make it easier to edit and reorganize the output of the tree command. You can try it out here: https://reorx.github.io/asciitreeman/ And the source code is on GitHub: https://github.com/reorx/asciitreeman Some of the key features include visual tree editing with drag-and-drop-like operations, real-time sync where changes are immediately reflected in the ASCII output, keyboard shortcuts for navigation (J/K or arrow keys),…

   2025 · asciitree.reorx.com · its alternatives →

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   I wrote a program to convert lines of text into trees▲333

   Program to convert lines of text into a tree structure. - birchb1024/frangipanni

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   An online version of the “tree” command▲6

   An online tree-like utility for generating ASCII folder structure diagrams. Written in TypeScript and React.

   2019 · tree.nathanfriend.io · its alternatives →

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   Directory Tree Generator▲1

   Generate ASCII folder trees with live preview, free

   Aug 2026 · webtools.mzift.com · its alternatives →

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   TreeDirX▲2

   Design and generate project directories instantly. 🗃️🚀

   Feb 2026 · cytificlabs.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

8. 8TY
   Turn your name into a tree in an infinite procedural shanshui landscape▲41

   Hi HN! I made this after collecting hundreds of "name → tree" submissions at ITP. Live: https://landscape.bairui.dev/ Source: https://github.com/pearmini/infinite-landscape Plant a tree: https://tree.bairui.dev/ Pan and zoom an infinite procedural landscape. Each name is converted to ASCII codes, which grow into a unique tree (breadth-first branching; repeated digits become mathematical roses). Mountains use midpoint displacement + Perlin noise, with SVG radial gradients in the blue/green/gold palette from Wang Ximeng's "A Thousand…

   Jun 2026 · landscape.bairui.dev · its alternatives →

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   Choose Photo. Make Ascii▲116

   2012 · dchang.mit.edu · its alternatives →

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    Dot-to-ASCII – Graphviz to ASCII Converter▲152

    2019 · dot-to-ascii.ggerganov.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub Tree▲151

    Visualize repo structures in tree view.

    2025 · githubtree.mgks.dev · its alternatives →

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    Merkdir – create Merkle trees from your directories▲47

    Create Merkle trees from your directories. Contribute to makew0rld/merkdir development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    On-disk B+ tree for Python 3▲159

    An on-disk B+tree for Python 3. Contribute to NicolasLM/bplustree development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14GA
    Grow an ASCII Bonsai Tree▲25

    2020 · andai.tv · its alternatives →

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    AsciiDots – a 2D esoteric language inspired by circuits▲148

    Esolang inspired by ASCII art. Contribute to aaronjanse/asciidots development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Visualize the entropy of a codebase with a 3D force-directed graph▲180

    Hi HN! I'm Gabriel, the author of dep-tree (https://github.com/gabotechs/dep-tree), and I wanted to show off this tool and explain why it's being really useful at my current org for dealing with code complexity. I work at a startup where business evolves really fast, and requirements change frequently, so it's easy to end up with big piles of code stacked together without a clear structure, specially with tight deadlines. I made dep-tree [1] to help us maintain a clean code architecture and a logical separation of concerns between parts of the application, which is…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    asciibar▲90

    ASCII bar chart generator

    2024 · asciibar.ozbot.si · its alternatives →

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    Tool to turn your HTML into a collapsible tree▲36

    2014 · htmltree.peterbe.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AA
    An ASCII z-depth world (view source)▲44

    2018 · burrow.jollo.org · its alternatives →

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    Folder Structure Generator▲8

    Create AI generated folder structure for any project

    2025 · mkdirify.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AG
    A general tree editor component – Vim shortcuts, drag and drop▲70

    2014 · jaredly.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Tufte▲87

    CDN and Node package to generate ASCII graphs inline

    Jun 2026 · tufte.ai · its alternatives →

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    Construct YAML from a Directory Tree▲21

    Construct YAML from a directory tree. Contribute to sampointer/dy development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24JA
    JsonTree, a 3.53kb JavaScript tool for generating html trees from JSON▲78

    a lightweight dependency free javascript micro-library for making collapsable trees with JSON

    2017 · maxleiter.github.io · its alternatives →

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