Command-line tool

libcaca

brew/libcaca

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Convert pixel information into colored ASCII art

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install libcaca

Linux

brew install libcaca

Display the time

cacaclock

Change the font

cacaclock -f font

Change the format using an `strftime` format specification

cacaclock -d strftime_arguments

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