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https://github.com/bengarrett/RetroTxt

RetroTxt is the WebExtension that turns ANSI, ASCII, NFO text into web documents.
https://github.com/bengarrett/RetroTxt

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RetroTxt is the WebExtension that turns ANSI, ASCII, NFO text into web documents.

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# RetroTxt



Turn pieces of ANSI, ASCII, and NFO documents into HTML. RetroTxt is the browser 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 and DevOps logs styled with colored text



#### View BBS colored text files for Celerity, PC Board, Renegade, Telegard, Wildcat!, WVIV systems



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#### Install from, [the Chrome store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/retrotxt/gkjkgilckngllkopkogcaiojfajanahn) · [Microsoft addons](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/hmgfnpgcofcpkgkadekmjdicaaeopkog) · [Firefox addons](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/retrotxt)



![RetroTxt showcase](../docs/assets/showcase-clean.png)



## 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


MS-DOS CP-437, Amiga ISO-8959-1, Windows 1252, Japanese Shift-JIS

- Automatic fixes for block character and line artifacts

- Hundreds of IBM PC font choices


VGA, EGA, CGA, MDA, PS/2, and more

- Various Amiga and microcomputer fonts


From Commodore, Atari, Apple, Tandy, and more

- Open-source



## [Check out the documentation](https://docs.retrotxt.com)



#### [Changes and what is new](https://docs.retrotxt.com/changes/)



#### Support RetroTxt, why not buy me a coffee? ☕ Use [Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/codebyben) or [Buy Me a Coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/4rtEGvUIY), thank you!



## [Install](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/retrotxt/gkjkgilckngllkopkogcaiojfajanahn) · suitable for all compatible browsers



### · [Chrome store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/retrotxt/gkjkgilckngllkopkogcaiojfajanahn) · [Edge addons](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/hmgfnpgcofcpkgkadekmjdicaaeopkog)



### · [Or use the source code](https://docs.retrotxt.com/src/)



### · [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/retrotxt), discontinued



Firefox support will resume once its [Manifest version 3](https://docs.retrotxt.com/src/mv3/) implementation supports [service workers](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1573659), 5 years and waiting.



## [Privacy](https://docs.retrotxt.com/privacy)



RetroTxt does not collect or transmit any data created by your web browser. All Extension data is stored locally on your computer using the [storage.local API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local).



## [License, LGPL](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0)



![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/license/bengarrett/retrotxt?style=flat-square)



**An important note about the software license, the license does not cover the included fonts**. You should read each font license in the [`fonts/`](../fonts/) subdirectory before redistribution, as some of the authors do not permit the sale or modification of their fonts or collections.



## Credits



RetroTxt by [Ben Garrett](https://devtidbits.com/ben-garrett), @ [mail](mailto:[email protected]).

ANSI logo by [Zeus II](https://twitter.com/Zeus_II). CSS framework by [Bulma](https://bulma.io). Options icons by [Google Material Design](https://material.io/resources/icons).



Fonts from,



- [_The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack_](https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts) by Viler.

- [_Retro Computer Fonts_](https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/index.shtml#retro) by Kreative Korp.

- [_Typography articles_](https://damieng.com/blog/category/Typography/) by Damien Guard.



[_Atari Classic TrueType Fonts_](http://members.bitstream.net/marksim/atarimac/fonts.html) by Mark L. Simonson.

[_Atari ST 8x16 System_](https://www.dafont.com/atari-st-8x16-system-font.font) by divVerent.

[_C64 TrueType_](https://style64.org/c64-truetype) by Style.

[_Cascadia_](https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code) by Microsoft.

[_IBM 3270_](https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font) by Ricardo Banffy.

[_Intel One Mono_](https://github.com/intel/intel-one-mono) by Intel Corp.

[_Mona_](https://monafont.sourceforge.net/index-e.html) in the public domain.

[_MSX_](http://www.ateijelo.com/blog/2016/09/13/making-an-msx-font) by Andy Teijelo Pérez.

[_Multi Platform Fonts_](https://github.com/rewtnull/amigafonts) by TrueSchool Ascii.

[_Plex_](https://github.com/IBM/plex) by IBM Corp.

[_Spleen_](https://github.com/fcambus/spleen) by Frederic Cambus.

[_Unscii_](http://viznut.fi/unscii/) by Viznut.



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#### Also available, [Retrotxt for the terminal](https://github.com/bengarrett/retrotxtgo)! An app to handle legacy, code page text files in a modern shell.