Alternatives to lvllvl

Browser-based character and tile art editor for retro text-mode layouts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • lvllvl

    Browser-based character and tile art editor for retro text-mode layouts.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as lvllvl.

  • Playscii

    Open-source ASCII and tile art editor for games and animation.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Playscii is an open-source desktop editor for Windows, macOS and Linux that adds animation and game-asset creation, distributed through itch.io or a source build instead of the browser.

  • Moebius

    Desktop ANSI and ASCII art editor with a half-block drawing brush.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Moebius is an open-source desktop ANSI and ASCII editor for Windows, macOS and Linux with a half-block brush, so it works offline instead of in the browser.

  • PabloDraw

    ANSI and ASCII art editor for classic BBS-style text art workflows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    PabloDraw is an open-source desktop ANSI and ASCII editor with multi-user editing for BBS-style art, running on Windows, macOS and Linux rather than in a browser.

  • TextPaint

    Browser-based ASCII and ANSI drawing editor with color and shareable output.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    TextPaint stays in the browser with no signup and supports color and emoji, but it is aimed at ASCII and ANSI drawing rather than retro character sets like PETSCII.

  • REXPaint

    Grid-based ASCII art editor popular for roguelike tiles and text-mode UI mockups.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsLinux

    REXPaint is a free, closed-source grid editor for Windows and Linux built around roguelike tiles and text-mode UI mockups, with no macOS build listed.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.