Libcaca
ASCII art software
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libcaca is a software library that converts images into colored ASCII art. It includes the library itself, and several programs including cacaview, an image viewer that works inside a terminal emulator, and img2txt, which can convert an image to other text-based formats.
DevelopersSam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux
Initial releaseNovember 22, 2003(0.1 release)[1]
Stable release
0.9
/ February 2, 2004[2]
Preview release
0.99.beta20
/ October 19, 2021[3]
| libcaca | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developers | Sam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux |
| Initial release | November 22, 2003(0.1 release)[1] |
| Stable release | 0.9
/ February 2, 2004[2] |
| Preview release | 0.99.beta20
/ October 19, 2021[3] |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Windows, MS-DOS, OS X[4] |
| Available in | English |
| License | Free software: WTFPLv2[4] |
| Website | libcaca |
| Repository | |
Overview
libcaca has been used in a variety of programs, including FFmpeg, VLC media player, and MPlayer.[5][6][7]
libcaca is free software, licensed under WTFPL version 2.[8]
