ASCII Art Generator

Turn a selected image into ASCII in a side panel. Convert locally, adjust width, copy text, or download TXT and PNG.

Turn an image into plain-text art without leaving your browser tab. Right-click an image and choose “Convert image to ASCII,” or open the extension and choose a local file. Preview the result in Chrome's side panel, set an output width from 1 to 200 columns, and invert image tones when needed. Copy the text, select it for manual copy, download exact TXT, or export a PNG with a white background. Try 40 columns for compact messages or 80 for a README. Use a monospace font or code block when pasting. Image processing runs locally on your device. There are no accounts, advertising, analytics, page scanning or browsing-history collection in the extension. Local images do not need website access. For a webpage image, the extension asks you to grant access to that image's hostname. It fetches only the image you choose, without login cookies or a referring page. Chrome may retain that hostname's grant; use “Remove image-site access” to remove it. Images behind login, redirects or browser-only URLs may need saving as a local file first. Supports still PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP and uncompressed BMP up to 10 MiB and 24 megapixels. Animated/multiframe images, SVG and AVIF are not supported. Very tall images may require fewer columns or cropping. Images and results are not saved as history; export before closing the panel. The extension works independently of ascii-images.com. Its optional full-toolkit link opens the website separately, without passing your image or text. The website has its own analytics and privacy policy.