PicTexter3.2

It seems that software developers are continuously trying to find new ways for editing images and making them stand out from the crowd.One simple application that you could use in order to play with your images is PicTexter. It's small program that allows you to convert images to text art and use some additional effects.

Simple and a bit dated graphical interface

The application sports a really intuitive but dated graphical interface that doesn't come with any customization options.It has many features that you can check out on the toolbar and at the side of the window, but you can't make any changes to the UI or the layout. It comes with some instructions and tips that you could use so you would get accustomed to the application faster.

Convert your images to text art

You simply need to browse your computer and load an image that you would like to work on. It supports multiple file formats, including bmp, jpg, gif, png, tga and tif. It automatically turns your pictures into text using a whole variety of characters.It includes two main windows, one for plain text, and one for color HTML. The image preview and effects are present in both windows. Each window has its own ruler for setting the width of the output, but they're measured in characters.

Additional features and tools

You can sharpen images, enable auto contrast, simplify pictures and adjust the posterize and the threshold. The HTML section lets you adjust line spacing, pick from normal or no space.You can also add a page title, background color and pick the characters that you would like to use. It also has a feature that turns an image into a negative by inverting its colors.It supports multiple output formats including txt, htm, bmp, jpg, png, tga and tif. All in all, PicTexter is a small but useful application for transforming your pictures into text files and making some adjustments.