Image To ASCII

Outputs an image to a file in cwd named out-<current-time>.txt or to terminal drawn with ASCII symbols using python and pillow

To run the program just run the following lines in your terminal:

python3 main.py <path-to-image>

After doing so you can copy ASCII repesentation of your image from the file or terminal

Options

Flags:

-s/--save -- save ASCII art to a file

-c/--compression [FLOAT] -- determine how compressed your ASCII art compared to target image

-b/--inverse -- inverse brightness

-w/--width [FLOAT] -- change width of every pixel (because height of glyphs != its width)

Preview

From:

To:

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