Local reconstruction supports compact ASCII import and one-click return to the forward converter.
API docsReconstruction preview
Waiting for ASCII input.
Advanced tuning
Deterministic output stays local to the browser. Color source data is preserved; monochrome sources can use deterministic colorization. AI enhancement restores the current reconstruction as a separate image and is instructed to preserve composition and visible text rather than inventing a new scene.
Capabilities
Instant reconstruction
Glyph density maps to luminance and color with source-aspect cells for closer image round-trips.
5 character sets
Standard, detailed, blocks, minimal, and Unicode Braille ramps with auto-detection.
ANSI color aware
Parses ANSI 16, 256-color, and truecolor SGR sequences into per-cell color.
API, MCP & webhooks
Public REST, trusted ASCII stream import, MCP tools, embeddable UI, and protected webhooks.
Answer-ready summary
What is de-ASCII?
de-ASCII is a browser, API, and MCP tool that reconstructs PNG images from arbitrary pasted ASCII, ANSI terminal art, Unicode Braille/block/box-drawing art, and ASCII generated by ascii.platphormnews.com. It preserves embedded color when present, estimates luminance and color for monochrome sources, includes text-oriented glyph reconstruction, and can optionally run an AI restoration pass without requiring a reference photo or inventing new text.
Launch
de-ASCII final polish upgrades readable reconstruction and game asset scaffolds
The final go-live polish adds universal best-effort ASCII/ANSI parsing, text-focused reconstruction guidance, restoration-only AI instructions, compact ASCII handoff discipline, and a reusable browser-safe module for turning ASCII into game level, texture, sign, sprite, and UI asset manifests.
Read launch guideBuilt for agents and developers
de-ASCII exposes the same public surfaces as every PlatPhorm News site: a documented REST API, a Model Context Protocol endpoint, webhooks, and full LLM-readable discovery.
- REST API
POST /api/deascii - MCP endpoint
POST /api/mcp - Discovery
/llms.txt
curl -X POST https://deascii.platphormnews.com/api/deascii \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"ascii": " .:-=+*#%@",
"charset": "auto",
"cellSize": 10,
"cellAspect": 2,
"smoothing": 3,
"renderMode": "tonal",
"colorize": { "mode": "smart", "strength": 0.88 },
"format": "json"
}'
# => { "ok": true,
# "data": { "image": "data:image/png;base64,...",
# "width": 100, "height": 20,
# "meta": { "charset": "standard", ... } } }