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jp2a

Convert JPEG images to ASCII. More information: https://csl.name/jp2a/.
  • Read JPEG image from a file and print in ASCII:
    jp2a {{path/to/image.jpeg}}
  • Read JPEG image from a URL and print in ASCII:
    jp2a {{www.example.com/image.jpeg}}
  • Colorize the ASCII output:
    jp2a --colors {{path/to/image.jpeg}}
  • Specify characters to be used for the ASCII output:
    jp2a --chars='{{..-ooxx@@}}' {{path/to/image.jpeg}}
  • Write the ASCII output into a file:
    jp2a --output={{path/to/output_file.txt}} {{path/to/image.jpeg}}
  • Write the ASCII output in HTML file format, suitable for viewing in web browsers:
    jp2a --html --output={{path/to/output_file.html}} {{path/to/image.jpeg}}

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