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Reduce

Image → ASCII Art

Convert any image to ASCII art for free. Upload a photo and get shaded text-character art at a width you choose, with block-shading and invert options, copy, and download. Runs entirely in your browser.

Runs client-side, the same as every tool here. See the full catalog for everything else.

Same idea, rendered as shaded text characters instead of bits.

  1. Drop an image, click to browse, or paste a screenshot.
  2. Set how many characters wide the output should be.
  3. Switch between text-character shading and block shading.
  4. Copy or download the finished ASCII art.

Drop an image, click to browse, or paste a screenshot (⌘V)

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ASCII art
Upload an image on the left to see it here.

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