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Dev tools · January 20, 2019

ASCII TV – Stream ASCII movies in your terminal with curl

Stream ASCII movies over HTTP. Contribute to martinraison/ascii-tv development by creating an account on GitHub.

ASCII TV – Stream ASCII movies in your terminal with curl launched on January 20, 2019 with 108 votes, #298 of 2,587 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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ASCII TV lets developers stream ASCII art movies directly in their terminal using curl commands. It converts video content into ASCII character representations that play in the command line, making it a novelty tool for developers who want to watch movies without leaving their terminal environment. The project is hosted on GitHub for easy access and contribution.

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