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.

What is RetroTxt?

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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By: Ben

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Users: 89 ▲ 1

Rating: 5.00 (5)

Version: 4.2.1 (Last updated: 2022-10-16)

Creation date: 2016-06-21

Weekly download count: 1

Firefox on Android: No

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
storage
tabs
*://*.retrotxt.com/*

Size: 6.68M

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 9739 ▼ 26

Other rankings

#153 in return keyword 29 ▼ 1 #179 in html keyword 19 ▼ 1 #223 in documentation keyword 8

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome

Not available on Edge

Summary

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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

by Hotelscan, 2021-04-14

by Firefox user 15138414, 2019-12-23

Remember to set the proper permissions, then it works like a charm with almost any ansi and ascii art. Many thanks.

by xBB, 2019-10-16

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Safety

Risk impact

RetroTxt may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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