terminal paint

Draw in the terminal with your mouse or touchscreen!

This app requires the windows.h header file which is normally only available in Windows.

features

• Left click to draw and right click to erase, or use a touchscreen/stylus/etc.
• Draw with any Unicode symbol including emoji.
• Choose from hundreds of color options.
• Box-drawing characters automatically join to each other.
• Easily save, load, and export your drawings.

download

1. Open a terminal where you want this app's folder to be.
2. Use git clone https://github.com/wheelercj/terminal-paint.git --recurse-submodules
3. Build the app from the code. If you have Visual Studio, you can simply open the .sln file and choose the build option.
4. Run the app in a modern terminal such as Windows Terminal. If you're using Windows 10, see how to run your C++ app in Windows Terminal.

how it works

This app's menus were created with the ynot library, and the drawing feature itself was mostly built with Microsoft's console API.