image → ascii convertor

ASCII-fit

Upload an image. Choose a method: gradient descent or traditional mapping. Run Fit. The result will be rendered on one canvas.

source

drop image, or click png / jpg / webp / avif / gif / svg / bmp — processed locally

fit parameters

wave animation off

procedural plasma off

Run a fit first and plasma will animate on top of it, keeping the ascii shape intact and only cycling color; without a fit it generates its own free-floating field.

output

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mean reconstruction error