utu
| Crates.io | utu |
| lib.rs | utu |
| version | 0.0.1 |
| created_at | 2025-07-02 09:11:29.339756+00 |
| updated_at | 2025-07-02 09:11:29.339756+00 |
| description | TUI pixel art editor using plain text files |
| homepage | https://github.com/sile/utu |
| repository | https://github.com/sile/utu |
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| id | 1734813 |
| size | 83,119 |
Takeru Ohta (sile)
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utu
WIP
TUI Text editor for pixel arts.
ASCII canvas
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| o o |
| oooooooooo |
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| ooooooooooooo |
| o o |
| o o |
| o o |
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Multi-byte char canvas
Using Unicode block characters for pixel-perfect alignment:
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
|█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░|
|░█░█░█░█░█░█░█░█|
Character reference:
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█(U+2588) - Full block (black) -
░(U+2591) - Light shade (light gray/white) -
▓(U+2593) - Dark shade -
▒(U+2592) - Medium shade
Emoji canvas
Using colored emoji squares for vibrant pixel art:
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|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
|⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨|
|🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛|
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Character reference:
⬜(U+2B1C) - White large square🟨(U+1F7E8) - Yellow square🟧(U+1F7E7) - Orange square🟫(U+1F7EB) - Brown square⬛(U+2B1B) - Black large square🟥(U+1F7E5) - Red square🟩(U+1F7E9) - Green square🟦(U+1F7E6) - Blue square🟪(U+1F7EA) - Purple square
4 colors:
⬜(U+2B1C) - White large square🟨(U+1F7E8) - Yellow square🟧(U+1F7E7) - Orange square🟥(U+1F7E5) - Red square
⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥⬜⬜
⬜🟥🟥🟧🟧🟥🟥⬜
🟥🟥🟧🟨🟨🟧🟥🟥
🟥🟧🟧🟨🟨🟧🟧🟥
🟥🟧🟨🟨🟨🟨🟧🟥
🟧🟧🟨🟨🟨🟨🟧🟧
🟧🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟧
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
Another pattern:
⬜(U+2B1C) - White large square🟨(U+1F7E8) - Yellow square🟫(U+1F7EB) - Brown square⬛(U+2B1B) - Black large square