Show Hn: Monodraw, An Ascii Art Editor For Mac
Shameless plug: If you're on a Mac and want an app to create those ASCII diagrams, check out Monodraw [1]. I've just released an update [2, 3] which allows you to define to define snippets / templates which you can easily re-use: seems perfect to define snippets for this website.
Monodraw 1.2.2 Plain text has been around for decades and it's here to stay. Monodraw allows you to easily create text-based art (like diagrams, layouts, flow charts) and visually represent algorithms, data structures, binary formats and more. Because it's all just text, it can be easily embedded almost anywhere. Of course, exporting as images is also supported (PNG and SVG).
Show Hn Monodraw An Ascii Art Editor For Mac
Monodraw is powered by a custom CoreText-based text engine giving you precise control over the layout. You can adjust the alignment, position, line sweep direction and line movement. Adding a border around your text is only a click away, too. Compatibility: OS X 10.9 or later, 64-bit processor Download.
✒ Markdeep is a technology for writing plain text documents that will look good in any web browser, whether local or remote. It supports diagrams, calendars, equations, and other features as extensions of Markdown syntax. Markdeep is free and easy to use. It doesn't require a plugin or Internet connection. Your document never leaves your machine and there's nothing to install.
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Just start writing in your favorite text editor. You don't have to export, compile, or otherwise process your document. Here's an example of a text editor and a browser viewing the same file simultaneously.