Durdraw – a modern ANSI art editor for modern Unix terminals
I've been working on an ANSI art editor off and on for a while. It works like a traditional ANSI text editor, except it supports 256 colors, Unicode and CP437 encoding, frame-based animation, custom UI themes, terminal mouse input, HTML and IRC color output, and runs in Utf-8 terminals. It's written in Python and curses, and is fairly portable across Unix systems. If you have ever used TheDraw or Aciddraw, the user interface is similar. It can also load/convert, view, edit and save most CP437 (MS-DOS style) ANSI art in a Utf-8 terminal, so you can view ANSI artscene packs in the comfort…
Durdraw – a modern ANSI art editor for modern Unix terminals launched on January 1, 2024 with 154 votes, #300 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Durdraw is a modern ANSI art editor for Unix terminals that recreates the experience of classic tools like TheDraw and Aciddraw. It supports 256 colors, Unicode, CP437 encoding, frame-based animation, custom themes, and mouse input, with output options for HTML and IRC. Written in Python using curses, it can load, edit, and convert MS-DOS style ANSI art files in UTF-8 terminals, making retro artscene packs accessible and editable in modern environments.
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From the sources
Versatile ASCII and ANSI Art text editor for drawing in the Linux/Unix/macOS terminal, with animation, 256 and 16 colors, Unicode and CP437, and customizable themes - durdraw/durdraw
In the maker’s words, at launch
I've been working on an ANSI art editor off and on for a while. It works like a traditional ANSI text editor, except it supports 256 colors, Unicode and CP437 encoding, frame-based animation, custom UI themes, terminal mouse input, HTML and IRC color output, and runs in Utf-8 terminals. It's written in Python and…
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