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Durdraw

durdraw

ASCII and ANSI art text editor for the terminal

Runs as durdraw|macOS, Linux|github.com
Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 13 fields

Open a .dur, ASCII or ANSI file in the editor, or play animations and exit. Themes, export and undo-size options are only partly covered.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui durdraw
Open or play ASCII artExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
File to edit*
file
Maximum canvas size
--max
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Edit a file
filenamemax
Play an animation
playtimesdelay_exit
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
File to edit
A .dur, ASCII or ANSI file to load into the editor. Leave empty for a blank canvas.
path · positional 0
Play file and exit
Just play this file, then exit instead of editing.
path
--play-p
Wait after playback (seconds)
Requires Play file.
integer
--delayexit-d
Play count
Requires Play file.
integer
--times-x
256 color mode
boolean
--256color
16 color mode
boolean
--16color
Black background
boolean
--blackbg-b
Canvas width
integer
--width-W
Canvas height
integer
--height-H
Maximum canvas size
boolean
--max-m
Disable mouse support
boolean
--nomouse
Cursor mode
enum
--cursorblockunderscorepipe
Theme file
path
--theme
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
help
usage: durdraw [-h] [-p PLAY [PLAY ...]] [-d DELAYEXIT] [-x TIMES] [--256color | --16color] [-b] [-W WIDTH] [-H HEIGHT] [-m] filename .dur or ascii file to load -p PLAY [PLAY ...], --play PLAY [PLAY ...] Just play .dur, .ANS or .ASC file or files, then exit -d DELAYEXIT, --delayexit DELAYEXIT…
help2026-10-27

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed durdraw against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.