0.9
/ February 2, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-02)[2]
Preview release
0.99.beta20
/ October 19, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-19)[3]
Repository
github.com/cacalabs/libcaca
Written in
C
Operating system
Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, DOS, and OS X[4]
Available in
English
License
Free software: WTFPLv2[4]
Website
libcaca.zoy.org
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.
libcaca has been used in a variety of programs, including FFmpeg, VLC media player, and MPlayer.[5][6][7]
libcaca is free software, licensed under Do What the Fuck You Want to Public License version 2.
^Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.1 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.9 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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