| libcaca | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developers | Sam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux |
| Initial release | November 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)(0.1 release)1 |
| Stable release | 0.9
/ February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02)2 |
| Preview release | 0.99.beta20
/ October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)3 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Windows, MS-DOS, OS X4 |
| Available in | English |
| License | Free software: WTFPLv24 |
| Website | libcaca |
| Repository | |
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.567
libcaca is free software, licensed under WTFPL version 2.8
Projects using libcaca
References
References
- Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.1 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.9 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- Hocevar, Sam. "Release libcaca v0.99.beta20 · cacalabs/libcaca · GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- Hocevar, Sam. "libcaca Homepage". Caca Labs. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- FFmpeg team. "FFmpeg 1.0 release notes". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- VideoLAN Organization. "VLC Media Player: modules/caca". VLC Media Player documentation. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- MPlayer team. "libcaca – Color ASCII Art library". MPlayer documentation. 4.10. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- Martinez, Carlos Garcia (2024-06-03). "Exploring the Artistry and Legacy of ASCII Text Art". Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- GStreamer team. "cacasink". GStreamer Good Plugins 1.0 Plugins Reference Manual. Retrieved 18 January 2013.