libcaca explained

libcaca
libcaca
Developer:	Sam Hocevar and Jean-Yves Lamoureux
Released:	(0.1 release)^[1]
Latest Release Version:	0.9
Latest Release Date:	^[2]
Latest Preview Version:	0.99.beta20
Latest Preview Date:	^[3]
Programming Language:	C
Operating System:	Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, DOS, and OS X^[4]
Language:	English
License:	Free software WTFPLv2

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.

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 Do What the Fuck You Want to Public License version 2.

Projects using libcaca

• • MPlayer FFmpeg
• GStreamer^[8]
• VLC media player
• mpv
• Gnuplot
• ranger (file manager)

See also

• AAlib
• ASCII art
• FFmpeg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hocevar. Sam. Release 0.1 svn log. 17 January 2013.
2. Web site: Hocevar. Sam. Release 0.9 svn log. 17 January 2013.
3. Web site: Hocevar. Sam. Release libcaca v0.99.beta20 · cacalabs/libcaca · GitHub. . 16 December 2021.
4. Web site: Hocevar. Sam. libcaca Homepage. Caca Labs. 17 January 2013.
5. Web site: FFmpeg 1.0 release notes. 20 December 2014. FFmpeg team. FFmpeg.
6. Web site: VLC Media Player: modules/caca. VLC Media Player documentation. 18 January 2013. VideoLAN Organization. VideoLAN.
7. Web site: libcaca – Color ASCII Art library. MPlayer documentation. 18 January 2013. MPlayer team. MPlayer. 4.10.
8. Web site: cacasink. GStreamer Good Plugins 1.0 Plugins Reference Manual. 18 January 2013. GStreamer team. GStreamer.