ascdraw: A High-Speed, Keyboard-First Editor for ASCII and UTF-8 Diagrams

ascdraw: Editor for ASCII/UTF-8 diagrams (in 144FPS)

ascdraw: A High-Speed, Keyboard-First Editor for ASCII and UTF-8 Diagrams

I built ascdraw as a native, keyboard-driven editor for creating diagrams using ASCII and UTF-8 characters. It offers an infinite Unicode canvas with support for layers, colors, and high-performance rendering at over 120 FPS. While the software is released under the GPLv3 license, I suggest a voluntary contribution of $9.99 to support its ongoing development and feature evolution.

The canvas renders at 120+ FPS, which matters more than you might think in a keyboard-first editor.

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2026-07-23