image to ASCII online

There are many ASCII generators available. This one uses a tool I wrote at github.com/nebbyJammin/asciiart. The repository's primary purpose is to provide a API for the ascii converter, but also includes a binary to use the converter from the command line.

I had three goals in mind when developing an ascii converter:

1. Have a rich and highly configurable API.
2. Implement edge detection and pick ASCII characters that better outline and eccentuate the shape of the original image.
• A defining characteristic of hand-done ascii art is carefully using the shape of the characters to outline the defining edges.
• My library uses sobel edge detection to emulate some of the stylistic elements of ascii art.
3. Make it reasonably performant without using GPU acceleration.

Please check out the github project and leave a star <3