Software:libcaca

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libcaca
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Developer(s)Sam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux
Initial releaseNovember 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)(0.1 release)[1]
Stable release
0.9 / February 2, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-02)[2]
Preview release
0.99.beta20 / October 19, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-19)[3]
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like, Microsoft Windows, DOS, and OS X[4]
Available inEnglish
LicenseFree software: WTFPLv2[4]
An example Wikipedia logo generated using libcaca 0.99.beta18

libcaca is a software library that converts images 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 formats.

libcaca has been used in a variety of programs, including FFmpeg, VLC media player, and MPlayer.[5][6][7]

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

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