ASCII Studio

Drop a photo or use the default clip and watch it become ASCII in real time — pick the character set, tune the cell grid, tone, edges, temporal stability and colour, then export a PNG or copy the prompt that rebuilds the effect in WebGL2.

How it works

Turn a photo or a video into shader-based ASCII art — tune the glyphs, tone and colour live, then copy the prompt that rebuilds it or export a PNG.

Turn any photo or video into shader-based ASCII art in your browser — flicker-free video, edge glyphs, colour modes, PNG export and a prompt that rebuilds it.

The rest of the toolkit

Other tools

Text Animations
Spring-based text animation presets you can copy as a prompt.
Custom Cursors
Design a custom cursor — static SVG or live JS effect — and copy it as a prompt.
Particle Forms
Scatter a mesh into points and give the cloud behaviour.
Image Compressor
Compress and convert images to WebP, AVIF, JPEG — 100% in your browser.
Holographic Cloth
A floating sheet of holographic foil you can grab, poke and tune.
Image Motion
Arrange your images in a looping 3D motion, copy it as a prompt.
SVG to 3D
Drop an SVG, get an extruded, bevelled mesh you can light.
Refract
See any image through procedural obscure glass — fluted to frosted.
Liquid Colour
29 colour styles and 350+ looks — tune one live and take it with you.
Orb Studio
Tune a voice-reactive WebGL orb, then copy the prompt that ships it.
Dither Art
Dithered generative art — 51 effects, 27 post effects, copy it as a prompt.
Shader Backgrounds
Apply our shader presets to anything and tune them live.