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RetroTxt


  • Chrome

    Install from the chrome web store for all compatible browsers

    Install

  • Edge

    Install from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons

    Install

  • Firefox

    Install from the Firefox Add-ons using an older version of RetroTxt

    Install

  • Open Source, LGPL-3.0

    RetroTxt is licensed under LGPL and available on GitHub

    Repository

Turn pieces of ANSI, ASCII, and NFO documents into a web document
RetroTxt is the Extension that takes legacy and plain text files and correctly stylizes them for viewing or copying from a browser tab

  • View ANSI, ASCII, NFO, Shift JIS text art as a web document
  • View server, terminal, and DevOps logs styled with colored text
  • View BBS colored text files for Celerity, PC Board, Renegade, Telegard, Wildcat!, WVIV systems

Screenshots

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View ANSI colored text in a browser

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The original, raw text view

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Choose from hundreds of fonts to style texts

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Descriptive and simple to use options

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Optional extra details for each text file

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Copy the output of RetroTxt and paste it into a standard text editor

Features

Why does RetroTxt require Read and change all data permissions

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The short answer is that it doesn't, which is a limitation of the web extension permissions. RetroTxt ignores all websites except those you tell it to monitor in the background.

If you're in a corporate environment or security conscious, after installation, you can fine-tune the browser to further lockdown RetroTxt.

  • 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 Amstrad, Atari, Apple, Commodore, Tandy, and many more