ANSIForge

Professional ANSI Art Studio for Windows

About ANSIForge

ANSIForge is an advanced Windows application for creating ANSI artwork from images. It combines image editing, filters, painting tools, brightness and contrast controls, scaling, dithering and multiple character sets into one easy-to-use package. Whether you're creating classic BBS artwork, terminal graphics, or retro text art, ANSIForge provides everything you need.

Complete with VB.NET source code. No external DLL's.

Features

Image Processing

Load PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and WebP images.

Image Filters

Grayscale, Sepia, Blur, Sharpen, Emboss, Posterize, Solarize and more.

ANSI Conversion

Convert images into colorful ANSI artwork.

Painting Tools

Draw directly on images before conversion.

Character Sets

Multiple built-in ANSI and ASCII palettes.

Save Output

Export ANSI text or processed images.

Screenshots

Example Output

██████▓▓▒▒░░ ███▓▓▒▒░░.... ▓▓▒▒░░..... ANSI Art Preview

System Requirements

Operating System	Windows 10 / Windows 11
Framework	.NET Framework 4.8
Memory	2 GB RAM
Disk Space	25 MB

Version History

Version 1.0

ANSI image conversion
Painting tools
Brightness & Contrast
Image scaling
Multiple filters
ANSI color support
Dithering

Contact

Questions or suggestions? Email: hwiegman@xs4all.nl