▼ About this tool
Turn images and your live webcam into ASCII art right in your browser. This free generator reads the brightness of each part of a picture or video frame and maps it onto text characters, rebuilding the whole image out of letters, digits and symbols. A live preview updates as you work, so you can shape the look in real time — no upload, no waiting, nothing sent to a server.
You are in full control of the output. Adjust the resolution to trade detail for a cleaner, chunkier feel, choose the character ramp, and invert light and dark to suit your source. Swap in a custom character set — classic ASCII, braille dots for fine detail, or emoji for a colorful mosaic. Keep the original colors sampled from the image for vivid results, or drop to a pure terminal-green or black-and-white aesthetic. It works with photos, logos, screenshots and game sprites, and turns your webcam into moving, animated text art.
When it looks right, copy the ASCII as plain text to paste into a README, chat or forum post, export a high-resolution PNG, or record animated ASCII from your webcam and save it as a GIF or video. It is free, needs no account, and never adds a watermark.
An ASCII art generator turns images and video into pictures made of text characters. It reads the brightness of each part of the image and maps it to a letter, digit or symbol, rebuilding the picture out of monospaced type.
Yes. The generator is completely free with no account and no watermark. Everything runs locally in your browser, so your images and webcam feed are never uploaded to a server.
Upload an image or start your webcam, then adjust the resolution, character set and colors while watching the live preview. When it looks right, copy the text or export a PNG, GIF or video.
Yes. You can change the character ramp, use a custom set such as braille dots or emoji, invert light and dark, and switch between full color, terminal green or black-and-white output.
You can copy the ASCII as plain text, export a high-resolution PNG, or record animated ASCII from your webcam and save it as a GIF or video.