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ascii-live

ascii-live is an open-source video converters project written in Go with 1,032 stars on GitHub.

The authors describe it as: “An extension to parrot.live, with support for more animations! http://ascii.live.”

Category
Video converters
Type
Open source
Platform
Go project
Pricing
Free / open source
License
GPL-3.0
GitHub stars
1,032
Last updated
2025-05-03

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Frequently asked

What is ascii-live?

ascii-live is an open-source video converters project written in Go with 1,032 stars on GitHub. The authors describe it as: “An extension to parrot.live, with support for more animations! http://ascii.live.”

Is ascii-live free?

ascii-live is open source — free to use; check its license for redistribution terms.

What are the best ascii-live alternatives?

The closest alternatives in the same category include aseprite, SDWebImage, terminalizer, piskel, libvips — each has a live profile with facts and its own alternatives list on this hub.