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iOS & Mac
App Store
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A better mobile experience.

Browser
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Runs in your browser. Works offline.

Terminal
Linux x86_64 ARM64 & Mac Apple Silicon Universal
install notes

ANSIpants16M 2.0.1 (28) · updated 2026-09-23
Includes anscat, a tiny viewer for classic .ans files.

Linux
tar -xzf ansipants16m-linux-*.tar.gz
./install.sh
ansipants

Fully static. Works on any distro.
Runs great on Windows under WSL.

macOS
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ansipants16m-macos*.tar.gz
tar -xzf ansipants16m-macos*.tar.gz
./install.sh
ansipants

The xattr line clears Gatekeeper's quarantine.
Or use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.Needs macOS 12+.
Universal also runs on Intel Macs.

sha256 x86_64:  1d7ddcdf6033c1c01c8da3f0624fa913c699a4bce5d300514ad4151e8d0b180c
sha256 aarch64: a974b5bedadb73d96878834292b9fb01bf4a267d5942fbf4816f1e8fbc3fba60
sha256 macOS:   3fc64e73a9b639b1138f597cde65c0a40a4bcc54934780ba562e0288b6307b42
sha256 macOS uni:  ff5ece2d0b0b4ddcdcce63f1ed72efeafcfd93a2a794434857f38fb949bc222b

ANSIpants16
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Limited edition: 16 colors, CP437, .ANS.

Features

Insane Text Editor

Boxes, ovals, fills, and freehand strokes.

Made for Apple Pencil

Great on iPad. Drawing ANSI art just feels natural.

ASCII & ANSI Character Set

Full classic CP437, or browse all of Unicode.

Multiple Layers

Compose, add and shift across multiple layers.

.ANS Import & Export

Open and save classic .ANS files, SAUCE and all.

PNG Export

Render your art to an image for sharing anywhere.

Reference Image Import

Trace over a picture, or convert it.

iOS, Mac, Linux & Web

The same editor everywhere.