Libcaca

libcaca
DevelopersSam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux
ReleaseNovember 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)(0.1 release)
Stable release
0.9 / February 2, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-02-02)
Preview release
0.99.beta20 / October 19, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-10-19)
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like, Windows, MS-DOS, OS X
Available inEnglish
LicenseFree software: WTFPLv2
Websitelibcaca.zoy.org Edit this on Wikidata
Repository
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.

Overview

libcaca has been used in a variety of programs, including FFmpeg, VLC media player, and MPlayer.

libcaca is free software, licensed under WTFPL version 2.

Projects using libcaca

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.1 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.9 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Hocevar, Sam. "Release libcaca v0.99.beta20 · cacalabs/libcaca · GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 Hocevar, Sam. "libcaca Homepage". Caca Labs. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 FFmpeg team. "FFmpeg 1.0 release notes". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 VideoLAN Organization. "VLC Media Player: modules/caca". VLC Media Player documentation. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. 1 2 MPlayer team. "libcaca – Color ASCII Art library". MPlayer documentation. 4.10. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Martinez, Carlos Garcia (2024-06-03). "Exploring the Artistry and Legacy of ASCII Text Art". Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  9. ↑ GStreamer team. "cacasink". GStreamer Good Plugins 1.0 Plugins Reference Manual. Retrieved 18 January 2013.