IMAGE → ART

Image to ASCII

Upload a picture and fine-tune its characters. Conversion and downloads are powered by Go.

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PNG, JPEG, or GIF · up to 10 MiB and 24 million pixels. GIF uses its first frame. Images are sent to the server for conversion and are not saved.

With JavaScript enabled, files over 3 MiB are resized to a 600px preview before upload. Without JavaScript, choose a file under 3 MiB on the hosted site.

Optional filters Thresholding Sharpness Edge Detection

Characters (columns) 100 Brightness 100 % Contrast 100 % Saturation 100 % Hue 0 degrees Grayscale 0 % Sepia 0 % Invert Colors 0 % Threshold level 128 Sharpness strength 9 Edge strength 1 Space Density 1 Transparent PNG frame 0 px ASCII gradient Quality Enhancements

Move the sliders and apply to update the preview. Filter strengths are used when their checkbox is checked. Space density adds light-tone spaces. Transparent frame adds clear PNG padding.

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Upload an image to begin. Tall images are limited to 300 rows.