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Image to ASCII art

Convert a photo or logo into text-character art — tune the detail and character set live, on your own device.

A high-contrast photo or logo works best · converted on your device, nothing is uploaded

Runs in your browser. Files are never uploaded — you can go offline after the page loads.

How to use the Image to ASCII Art

  1. Drop a high-contrast photo or logo.
  2. Set the width, character set and invert if needed — the preview updates live.
  3. Copy the text or download .txt / .png.

Easy to use

Drop files, pick options, download. Whole folders at once, no signup, no daily limit.

Best quality

The same engines the professionals use — SVGO, resvg, MozJPEG, libwebp, libavif — compiled to run in your browser.

Private & secure

Files are processed on your device and never uploaded. Close the tab and nothing remains anywhere.

Pictures made of characters

ASCII art maps each part of an image to a text character by brightness, so a picture becomes something you can paste into a README, a code comment, a terminal banner or a chat message. High-contrast sources — logos, silhouettes, portraits on a plain background — convert best; raise the width for more detail, and invert for light-on-dark terminals.

Copy the text directly, or download it as a .txt file or a rendered .png for places that will not keep monospacing intact. The image is sampled on a canvas in your browser and never uploaded. For a hand-drawn look instead, try Photo to Sketch.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a good ASCII source image?

High contrast and a clear subject. Logos, silhouettes and portraits with a plain background convert best; busy scenes turn to noise. Raise the width for more detail.

Where can I use the result?

Paste the text into a README, a code comment, a terminal banner or a chat message, or use the PNG when the destination will not keep monospacing intact.

Is my image uploaded?

No — it is read into a canvas and sampled for brightness entirely in your browser.

Your files never leave your device

Most online converters upload your file to a server. InfyTool ships the actual encoders to your browser as WebAssembly instead, so processing happens inside your tab — faster for batches, and nothing to delete afterwards.

  • No upload, ever. Turn off Wi-Fi after the page loads and every tool keeps working.
  • No limits. No file-size cap, no queue, no watermark, no account.
  • Runs on your CPU. Batches use several cores in parallel; nothing is throttled.

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