ASCIIForge
BY KEOIS
ASCIIForge converts any photo into character art with a level of control you won't find anywhere else. Five character sets. Full color theming. Pinch to zoom. Export as image or raw text.
Import any photo from your library and watch it render into character art immediately. Adjust and it regenerates live.
Standard, Blocks (Unicode ░▒▓█), Minimal, Dense (70-char gradient), and Binary. Each produces a totally different feel.
A single hue slider recolors every accent, border, and surface in the app. Drag to blue — everything goes blue. It's instant.
Independent background darkness slider. Go pitch-black terminal, washed-out ghost, or anywhere in between.
The ASCII viewer is fully pinch-zoomable. Scale from micro to macro and pan around to inspect every character.
Contrast, brightness, column width, and invert mode. Dial in the exact look before you export.
Renders the full ASCII output at high resolution in your chosen color scheme. Share it exactly as it looks on screen.
Copy the raw character art to your clipboard with spacing preserved. Paste into Notes, a terminal, or anywhere — it holds.
No internet required. No account. No sign-in. Everything happens on-device, every time.
Drag the hue slider and every color in the interface — accents, borders, backgrounds, the ASCII text itself — shifts to match. The background darkness is independently controlled so you can combine any hue with any depth.
No analytics. No crash reporters. No ad SDKs. No account required. Your photos are processed entirely on-device and never transmitted anywhere. ASCIIForge works fully offline, always. Read the Privacy Policy →