Libcaca

libcaca

Developer(s)	Sam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux
Initial release	November 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)(0.1 release)
Stable release	0.9 / February 2, 2004; 13 years ago (2004-02-02)
Preview release	0.99.beta19 / May 16, 2014; 3 years ago (2014-05-16)
Development status	Active
Written in	C
Operating system	Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, DOS, and OS X
Available in	English
License	Free software: WTFPLv2
Website	github.com/cacalabs/libcaca

libcaca is a software library that converts pixel information 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 format.

libcaca has been used in a variety of programs, including FFmpeg, VLC media player, and MPlayer.

libcaca is free software, licensed under Do What the Fuck You Want to Public License version 2.