RetroTxt

Turn pieces of ANSI text art and ASCII, NFO documents into HTML using RetroTxt. RetroTxt is the Extension that takes legacy and plain text files and stylizes them into a more acceptable, useful format to view or copy from a web browser tab.

RetroTxt: Convert ANSI and ASCII text art into HTML

RetroTxt is a Firefox add-on that converts ANSI text art and ASCII/NFO documents into HTML for easy viewing and copying from a web browser tab. It supports various text encodings, customizable colors, and provides a wide range of font choices. With RetroTxt, you can transform legacy text files into a more accessible and useful format.
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Add-on stats

By: Ben
Users: 83
-1
Rating: 5.00
(6)
Version: 4.2.1 (Last updated: 2022-10-16)
Creation date: 2016-06-21
Weekly download count: 4
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • tabs
  • *://*.retrotxt.com/*
Size: 6.68M

Ranking

# 10,856 ▼ 21
Other rankings
#152 in return keyword 34 ▲ 1 #225 in html keyword 33 ▼ 1

Other platforms

RetroTxt (v5.5.0)
4.70 (10) 656
Not available on Android
RetroTxt (v5.5.0)
3.50 (2) 497
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Add-on summary

Analyze keywords
  • View ANSI, ASCII, NFO, Shift JIS text art as HTML.
  • View server and dev-op logs styled with colored text.
  • 16.7 million, 256 and standard 16 color support.
  • View BBS colored text files for Celerity, PC Board, Renegade, Telegard, Wildcat!, WVIV systems.
  • Swappable palettes; VGA, CGA, xterm, monochrome, Apple IIgs, Commodore 64 and switchable iCE Colors.
  • Customizable font and background colors.
  • SAUCE metadata parsing.
  • Multiple text encodings support including CP-437, ISO-8959-1, Windows-1252, Shift JIS.
  • Automatic block character, line artifact fixes.
  • Hundreds of IBM PC font choices such as VGA, PS/2, EGA, CGA, MDA plus variants, and more.
  • Various Amiga and home computer system fonts; Commodore, Atari, Apple, and more.

User reviews

After tweaking the settings it's great for viewing raw Jenkins logs.
by AO, 2024-10-10
by Hotelscan, 2021-04-14
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

RetroTxt requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

RetroTxt has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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