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libansilove
libansilove is a library to convert ANSi and artscene related file formats into PNG images.
Dependencies
libansilove uses the CMake build system and requires the GD library and
header files.
Installing dependencies
- OpenBSD:
pkg_add -r cmake gd - NetBSD:
pkgin install cmake gd - FreeBSD:
pkg install cmake gd - macOS:
brew install cmake gd - Alpine Linux:
apk add cmake gcc make musl-dev gd-dev - Debian / Ubuntu / Mint:
apt-get install build-essential cmake libgd-dev - Fedora:
dnf install cmake gcc make gd-devel - Solus:
eopkg install -c system.develandeopkg install gd-devel
Compiling
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
Installation
make install
Packages
libansilove packages are available for:
Features
The following formats are supported:
- .ANS - ANSi (ANSI escape sequences: ANSI X3.64 standard)
- .PCB - PCBoard Bulletin Board System (BBS) own file format
- .BIN - Binary format (raw memory copy of text mode video memory)
- .ADF - Artworx format, supporting custom character sets and palettes
- .IDF - iCE Draw format, supporting custom character sets and palettes
- .TND - TundraDraw format, supporting 24-bit color mode
- .XB - The eXtended Binary XBin format, supporting custom character sets and palettes
Documentation
Usage
See the example directory for an example showing how to use the library to
convert a file to PNG.
Projects using libansilove
- Ansilove - ASCII / ANSI art to PNG converter, also supporting several artscene file formats
- ANSi View (PS3) - ANSi and artscene related file formats viewer for the PlayStation 3
Bindings
Bindings for other programming languages:
License
libansilove is released under the BSD 2-Clause license. See the file LICENSE for details.
Authors
libansilove is developed by Stefan Vogt (@ByteProject), Brian Cassidy (@bricas) and Frederic Cambus (@fcambus).
Resources
Project homepage: https://www.ansilove.org