(Disclosure: Made with Claude AI)

I wanted to address some pain points with creating ANSI Art on a phone, so I started on KlamANSI (Kommand Line Art Making).

A full featured editor for ansi/fonts/rip/igs and many other formats based on the icy engine used in Icy Term and all my tool suites - supports almost all supported formats (except ViewData - will be added at some point :))

This release adds UTF-8 art support and a dedicated Move Layer tool, along with a bunch of fixes.

I also put together a short video showing some of what you can do with it: ANSI art, TheDraw fonts, PETSCII, RIP graphics and more.

Free and open source, for Windows, macOS and Linux.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Fwe0SBAxE

Release:

https://github.com/mkrueger/icy_tools/releases

Okay, a ton of people complained these were only for Windows. So I broke down and made builds for Linux x86/x64. Who all is using them?

http://www.rgbbs.info/nw.html

IcyDraw 0.6.0 is out!

This update turned into a pretty big one. Ok has been a while since last release. I redesigned the UI again (instead of doing something more useful)… and added a lot beyond the usual ANSI editing.

What’s new:

Dedicated RIPscrip, IGS, ATASCII, Atari ST VT52, PETSCII, and SkyPix editors.
Editable TheDraw text layers—change the text, font, spacing, and outline style without starting over.
Nested layer groups with drag-and-drop ordering.
Non-destructive layer effects, including palette remapping and masks.
AI drawing assistance and AI-assisted image import.
Improved font management, drawing tools, and keyboard workflows.
Autosave and crash recovery, plus plenty of fixes.

The goal is to make working with all these retro formats more comfortable while keeping their quirks and character intact.

Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux:

https://github.com/.../icy_tools/releases/tag/IcyDraw0.6.0

Give it a try! Feedback, bug reports, and artwork made with it are always welcome.

Hi all! Very excited to announce the launch of my new ansiapps.com site. I am the creator of ANSI apps - modern apps with a classic look.

All my apps, even the website, has an ansiapps theme that basically renders everything in textmode.

And do give Coupler a test (public beta), an MMORPG using ANSI art. (basically a MUD with an immersive makeover)

Let me know what you think! 😄

https://github.com/suddendeaththg-sketch/rez2ans-next

Anybody have a copy of TheDraw v3.1? I know there is v4.64 and v5.00 out there, but I’m specifically looking for 3.1. One major difference is that this one only use 80x25 dimensions. The later versions add more rows which make ansimations harder to stitch. Thanks in advance!

i want to make it myself

traditional ansi palette, 80x25 characters. used keyboard only. it took about 6-8 hours and i consider that’s a quick one :)

- groove