AAlib is a software library which allows applications to automatically convert still and moving images into ASCII art. It was released by Jan Hubicka as part of the BBdemo project in 1997.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/AAlib-zebra.png/220px-AAlib-zebra.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/AAlib-gradient.png/220px-AAlib-gradient.png)
AAlib has been used in a wide variety of programs, including a conversion of Quake II which allows the 3D game to be played on dumb terminals,[1] and to let media players output in text mode (Xine, MPlayer, VLC).[2]
AAlib is freely distributed under the terms of the LGPLv2.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "aaquake2 - Text Mode Quake II". Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ "Watch Videos in ASCII Art". Linux Multimedia Hacks. O'Reilly. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ "The tarball of source code, with a COPYING file inside".
External links
edit