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libcaca

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libcaca
DevelopersSam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux
ReleaseNovember 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)(0.1 release)[1]
Stable release
0.9 / February 2, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-02-02)[2]
Preview release
0.99.beta20 / October 19, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-10-19)[3]
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like, Windows, MS-DOS, OS X[4]
Available inEnglish
LicenseFree software: WTFPLv2[4]
Websitelibcaca.zoy.org Edit this on Wikidata
Repository
An example Wikipedia logo generated using libcaca 0.99.beta18

libcaca is a software library that converts images into colored ASCII art. It includes the library itself, and several programs including cacaview, an image viewer that works inside a terminal emulator, and img2txt, which can convert an image to other text-based formats.

Overview

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libcaca has been used in a variety of programs, including FFmpeg, VLC media player, and MPlayer.[5][6][7]

libcaca is free software, licensed under WTFPL version 2.[8]

Projects using libcaca

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See also

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References

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  1. Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.1 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. Hocevar, Sam. "Release 0.9 svn log". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. Hocevar, Sam. "Release libcaca v0.99.beta20 · cacalabs/libcaca · GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 Hocevar, Sam. "libcaca Homepage". Caca Labs. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 FFmpeg team. "FFmpeg 1.0 release notes". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 VideoLAN Organization. "VLC Media Player: modules/caca". VLC Media Player documentation. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. 1 2 MPlayer team. "libcaca – Color ASCII Art library". MPlayer documentation. 4.10. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  8. Martinez, Carlos Garcia (2024-06-03). "Exploring the Artistry and Legacy of ASCII Text Art". Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  9. GStreamer team. "cacasink". GStreamer Good Plugins 1.0 Plugins Reference Manual. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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