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draw – simple drawing tool for the terminal

draw is a simple drawing tool for the terminal. It lets you sketch directly inside a terminal window by holding down the mouse button and moving across the screen. It also supports boxes, text insertion, coloured drawing characters, and saving drawings to a text file.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Draw directly inside a terminal window.
  • Use the mouse to sketch across the screen.
  • Create boxes by clicking and dragging with the right mouse button.
  • Insert text at a chosen position in the drawing.
  • Save drawings to a default or specified text file.

Website: github.com/maaslalani/draw
Support:
Developer: Maas Lalani
License: MIT License

draw in action

draw is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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