Drop in a photo, load a video, or flip on your webcam — every frame gets rendered as a mosaic of characters. You can tweak density, toggle color vs monochrome, and export your output. Why I built it: Always loved ASCII aesthetics but converting things manually was a pain. Wanted something fast and fun to play with. It's available on Gumroad — link in the first comment. Would love feedback, bug reports, and feature ideas for v2!
I grew up watching old terminal screens in sci-fi movies and always thought ASCII art looked insanely cool. One day I just thought why can't I see the world through that lens in real time? So I built it
ASCIIfy was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #378 on the daily leaderboard. Drop in a photo, load a video, or flip on your webcam — every frame gets rendered as a mosaic of characters. You can tweak density, toggle color vs monochrome, and export your output. Why I built it: Always loved ASCII aesthetics but converting things manually was a pain. Wanted something fast and fun to play with. It's available on Gumroad — link in the first comment. Would love feedback, bug reports, and feature ideas for v2!
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