ASCII cam lite is a photography app developed by Darkside Technologies Pty Ltd.
Download Statistics
ASCII cam lite has been downloaded 21 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 60 times.
User Ratings
ASCII cam lite is rated 2.80 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 190 ratings.
App Information
ASCII cam lite is FREE to download. The APK download size is 2.36 MB. The latest version available is 1.13. The last update was on July 1, 2025.
Technical Requirements
ASCII cam lite requires Android 4.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2012.
Description
A long time ago computers didn't have graphics. All they could do was show green characters on a black screen or black characters on white paper.
But programmers were resourceful. They discovered that if you filled the screen with certain characters and squinted you could sort of make out a picture. Thus ASCII art was born.
The ASCII cam application lets you view the world as ASCII art using the camera on an Android device. Characters are displayed as green-on-black, white-on-black, or, for that line printer look, as dark-grey-on-white.
It's just the thing for Android owners suffering iPhone envy: a photography application that's even more retro than Hipstamatic. Short of simulating clay tablets or papyrus, this is as old-school as it gets.
This is the free version that doesn't support the taking of photos. If you want that feature, you'll need to upgrade to the paid version.
Recent changes: Supports latest versions of Android.
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If ypu want video conversion --> ASCII, use VLC Media player. VLC is free, it is hard to find, go y o settings, advanced options, and look in filters. I just installed this one. Review in later today. I want picture created from movie dvd cover or poster that can be used in .nfo file. Tks, FIBER0PTIC / FBR, Teh HUMBLE Guys, Napalm, & Worship.
★★★★★A Google User· Jul 26, 2012
Awesome Unfortunately a bit on the useless side as I can't see any sensible application of it, but very well done. Brings on a touch of nostalgia in an aging geek.
★★★★☆Torstein Early· Mar 26, 2023
"Does not take photos" is buried in the about section of this app. This is the trail, so buy the full version of you want the photos. You can only bring the settings menu up once. To bring it up again you have to close and reopen the app. This might be a bug on pixel 6 that will be fixed some day.
★★★★☆A Google User· Nov 4, 2012
Please add front camera support! Please add support for front cameras
★☆☆☆☆QWERTY· Jun 1, 2012
Drood 4 Don't worj, camera shows as black screen
★☆☆☆☆A Google User· Jun 27, 2013
Cool idea, but doesn't work: Galaxy Nexus, v4.2.2 Subject says most of it. I just get a black screen. I can hit the menu button and change settings, but that doesn't fix the black screen. Too bad, liked the idea. Perhaps you just need to update the code for newer versions of Android?
★☆☆☆☆Steve Giller· Apr 8, 2015
Pointless "The regular version also lets you take pictures" - so I've downloaded an app that shows me what a picture would look like if I could take one?
★☆☆☆☆A Google User· Mar 17, 2015
Bad Useless no capture button no editing option.
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