ASCII Magic

What is ASCII Magic?

ASCII Magic is a browser-based image and video effects studio that turns any photo or video into art. Drop in a file and render it as ASCII characters, pixel art, halftone and CMYK dots, dithering, voxel cubes, LEGO bricks, LED and Braille matrices, glitch and scanline looks, and 100+ styles and shaders in total, all in real time with no signup and no watermark. Every slider, style and post effect updates the live preview instantly. You can art-direct the result with on-canvas move, scale and rotate controls, stackable post effects (vignette, scanlines, CRT curvature, chromatic aberration, film grain, bloom, glitch), a built-in background library, and AI generative renders that reimagine a photo from a prompt. Export stills and video up to 4K, watermark-free on every plan. The core editor and core styles are free forever. Pro unlocks the full 100+ effect library, 4K export and AI generative renders. It runs entirely in your browser on any device, with nothing to install.

Key features

• Turn photos and videos into ASCII, pixel art, halftone and 100+ styles.
• Reimagine photos with 170+ AI generative presets.
• Export stills, GIFs, and MP4 files.
• Use 100+ styles like mosaic, voxel, and LEGO.
• Stack post-effects like glitch, bloom, and scanlines.
• Save and share looks with recipe links.