RetroTxt

By: Ben

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

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Features & Capabilities

RetroTxt is a powerful Chrome extension that transforms legacy text formats such as ANSI, ASCII art, and NFO documents into beautifully styled HTML. It supports millions of colors including 16.7 million, 256, and standard 16 color modes, making your server logs, development logs, and classic BBS colored text files visually appealing and easy to read.

With swappable palettes mimicking classic systems like VGA, CGA, Apple IIgs, and Commodore 64, plus customizable fonts and background colors, RetroTxt adapts to your preference. It supports various text encodings including CP-437, ISO-8859-1, Windows-1252, and Shift JIS, while automatically fixing common text artifacts. You can choose from hundreds of IBM PC and vintage home computer fonts, ensuring authentic retro styling in your browser.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Developer Tools Programming

By:

Ben

Daily users:

74 -1

Rating:

5.00

(6)

Version:

4.2.1 Last updated: 2022-10-16

Version code:

5472009

Creation date:

2016-06-21

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
storage
tabs
*://*.retrotxt.com/*

Size:

6.37MB

Email:

co*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 13,032 ▼ 150

Other rankings

#145 in return keyword 36 ▲ 2

Other platforms

RetroTxt (v5.6.0)

775 4.70

(10)

RetroTxt (v5.6.0)

259 3.50

(2)

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Developed by:

Ben

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/retrotxt/

Email:

co*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://retrotxt.com

User Reviews

by 天灭*****, 2025-04-24

by 远离*****, 2025-03-13

After tweaking the settings it's great for viewing raw Jenkins logs.

by *****, 2024-10-10

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Is RetroTxt Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

RetroTxt requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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RetroTxt has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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