aalib ☆
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Description:
Portable ASCII art graphics library
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.4rc5@2  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: ascii graphics terminal library console
Install: brew install aalib
About:
aalib is a portable library that renders graphics into ASCII art, allowing applications to display visual output in text-only environments. It provides a low-level interface for converting images to text characters, making it ideal for systems without graphical displays. The library is widely used in screen savers and console-based image viewers.
Key Features:
  • Platform-independent C library
  • Supports multiple rendering modes and dithering
  • Configurable character sets for output
  • Works with standard text terminals
Use Cases:
  • Displaying images in terminal-based applications
  • Creating ASCII art screen savers
  • Remote server visualization without X11
Alternatives:
  • libcaca – More modern, supports color and animations, but larger dependency footprint
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, catalina, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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Sep 11, 2025 8:40am 2 VERSION_BUMP 7b1cb34c
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