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ascension · v3.0.0 • deprecated
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ANSI/ASCII art viewer
brew install --cask ascension 3
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Trust Score 5/10
✓ Open source (BSD-3-Clause) +3
✗ Active development +0
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✗ Deprecated +0
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 11, 2026Ascension is a dedicated ANSI/ASCII art viewer that allows users to display, convert, and edit text-based graphical art. Ideal for retro enthusiasts, artists, and developers working with ASCII/ANSI formats.
Displays, converts, and edits ANSI/ASCII art files.
Maturity: The project has moderate community support with 180 GitHub stars but lacks recent updates, with the last commit in 2019.
Community: No direct community discussion about Ascension found on Hacker News or Reddit.
Pros
- + Dedicated tool for ANSI/ASCII art viewing and editing
- + Supports multiple file formats and conversion features
- + Open-source under BSD-3-Clause license
Cons
- - No auto-update feature
- - Limited recent maintenance and updates
Community Mentions
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown
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