RetroTxt

Turn pieces of ANSI based text art and ASCII, NFO plain text into HTML.

RetroTxt: ANSI & ASCII Art to HTML Converter

"RetroTxt" is a Chrome extension designed to turn ANSI, ASCII, and NFO text art into styled HTML documents, allowing users to view legacy text files with vibrant colors, customizable settings, and support for various encodings and fonts. Enjoy block character fixes, SAUCE metadata parsing, and an array of nostalgic palette options for an enhanced viewing experience.

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Extension stats

By: https://retrotxt.com

Users: 660

-6

Rating: 4.70

(10)

Version: 5.5.0 (Last updated: 2024-05-28)

Creation date: 2020-03-04

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

*://*.retrotxt.com/*
https://*/
http://*/
file://*/

Size: 7.41M

Email: co*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 36,912 ▲ 73

Other rankings

#150 in Functionality & UI #276 in font keyword 54 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

RetroTxt (v4.2.1)

5.00

(6) 83

RetroTxt (v5.5.0)

3.50

(2) 497

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Extension summary

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Turn pieces of ANSI, ASCII, and NFO documents into a web document. RetroTxt is the Extension that takes legacy and plain text files and stylizes them into a more acceptable, valid format to view or copy from a web browser tab.

View ANSI, ASCII, NFO, Shift JIS text art as HTML
View server, system, and dev-op logs styled with colored text
View BBS colored text files for Celerity, PC Board, Renegade, Telegard, Wildcat!, WVIV systems

** Please note that when installing RetroTxt requests, Read and change all data permissions. While necessary, RetroTxt ignores all websites except those you tell it to monitor in the background and never collects or transmits any data. Learn more: https://docs.retrotxt.com/usage/secure/

Features

Swappable palettes for different color simulations VGA, CGA, Unix xterm, Apple IIgs, Commodore 64, monochrome and switchable iCE Colors
Customizable font and background colors
SAUCE metadata parsing
Support for multiple text encodings

User reviews

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Pros

Great for viewing log files
Free to use
Consistent and well-maintained plugin
Allows viewing of ANSI files directly in the browser
Useful options for customization

Cons

Some settings do not persist
Assumes an 80-character width which may not be applicable for all log files
Inconsistent drawing of ANSI sequences, with unknown control and function errors

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