ASCII Magic
ASCII Magic - Image & Video Effects Studio
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.
Features
- 100+ effects: ASCII, pixel art, halftone, dithering, glitch, mosaic, LEGO, voxel and more
- Works on photos and video, with live preview as you tweak
- 28 post effects to layer on top (grain, bloom, chromatic aberration, scanlines and more)
- Generative presets that animate on their own, no source image needed
- AI generative renders from a text prompt
- Export up to 4K as PNG, JPG, GIF or MP4
- Save and share any look as a recipe code
- Runs entirely in your browser on any device, nothing to install
Use Cases
- Social media posts, reels and profile pictures with a retro or glitch look
- Album covers, posters and merch artwork
- Motion backgrounds and loops for websites and presentations
- Game and pixel art assets from photos
- Brand visuals and marketing creatives that stand out
- Music video and VJ visuals from existing footage
- Quick design exploration for designers and art directors
Comments
Hey Fazier! I'm Kailash, a designer, and I built ASCII Magic because I kept wanting ASCII, dithering and pixel art looks for my own work and every tool I tried was either a single effect, a desktop app, or slow on video. So I built one place for all of it: 100+ effects that run live in the browser on photos and video, 28 post effects to stack on top, generative presets that animate on their own, and 4K export. The hardest part was keeping video smooth at 60fps, which took a lot of engineering under the hood. I'd love your feedback: which effect do you like most, and what style should I add next? I read every comment.
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Hey Fazier! I'm Kailash, a designer, and I built ASCII Magic because I kept wanting ASCII, dithering and pixel art looks for my own work and every tool I tried was either a single effect, a desktop app, or slow on video. So I built one place for all of it: 100+ effects that run live in the browser on photos and video, 28 post effects to stack on top, generative presets that animate on their own, and 4K export. The hardest part was keeping video smooth at 60fps, which took a lot of engineering under the hood. I'd love your feedback: which effect do you like most, and what style should I add next? I read every comment.
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