Comparison · checked 25 September 2026
glyf vs asciiart.eu
asciiart.eu is a long-running ASCII art archive with a free Image to ASCII tool. glyf is a studio built around many rendering styles and animation. Both are free and run in the browser.
Side by side
| Feature | glyf | asciiart.eu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — every feature, no account, no watermark | Free for any use, including commercial; no attribution required |
| Account | Not needed | Not needed |
| Styles | 25 styles: characters, braille, dither, pixel art, voxel, mosaic, contour and more | Character-based ASCII |
| Character sets | Standard, Blocks, Binary, Code, or your own ramp | 12 gradients, including Code Page 437, Math Symbols and Arrows |
| Dithering | Ordered (4×4 Bayer) via the Dither style; ordered dots in Braille | Floyd–Steinberg, Jarvis–Judice–Ninke, Stucki and Atkinson |
| Adjustments | Brightness, contrast, density, edge emphasis, tone curve, grades, tint, blur | Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, threshold, sharpness, edge detection |
| Video | Yes — MP4, WebM (and MOV in Safari), up to 50 MB and 1920×1080 | Not in the Image to ASCII tool (a separate webcam tool exists) |
| Still exports | Plain text, PNG, JPEG, WebP (up to 3×) and SVG | Copy to clipboard, TXT and PNG |
| Animated exports | GIF, MP4 and WebM, up to 1080p and 60 fps | Not available |
| Beyond conversion | 9 effects, masks, lights, shaders and gradients | A large ASCII art gallery and archive, text-to-ASCII banners and many small tools |
Where asciiart.eu is stronger
- Four error-diffusion dithering algorithms; glyf offers ordered dithering only.
- More built-in character gradients, including Code Page 437.
- A huge archive of hand-made ASCII art, text banner fonts and other ASCII tools.
Where glyf is stronger
- 25 rendering styles beyond characters — braille, dots, voxel, contour, mosaic and more.
- Video input and animated exports: GIF, MP4 and WebM.
- SVG export, masks, lights and post-processing effects.
Which should you use?
Choose asciiart.eu for classic character art with error-diffusion dithering, a wide choice of character sets, or its gallery and banner tools. Choose glyf for other rendering styles, video and animation, or SVG output.
Details about asciiart.eu come from its public pages as of 25 September 2026 and may have changed since: asciiart.eu Image to ASCII. Spotted something out of date or wrong? Email irojabkhan@gmail.com and it will be corrected.
glyf isn't affiliated with, or endorsed by, asciiart.eu. Product names belong to their respective owners.