AsciiSketch
Dev tools
ascii diagram editor
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Works well and is a fun web alternative to Monodraw
From 2 comments
Very Monodraw-like, but web-based. Same UI makes it an easy road replacement. I'll put it on my start page for when I'm not on my own machine.
ynac on HNWow! That was cool to play with. 1. How does one erase the drawings made with the pencil tool? 2. How'd you make this? Is this FOSS?
prabal97 on HN
Seen as a strong effort alongside similar ASCII editors
From 1 comment
Similar-ish: Show HN: ASCII based Figma like editor https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46594292 Both strong efforts.
ChrisArchitect on HN
Objections
Pencil tool erase behaviour unclear
From 1 comment
Wow! That was cool to play with. 1. How does one erase the drawings made with the pencil tool? 2. How'd you make this? Is this FOSS?
prabal97 on HN
Backslash circles render incorrectly
From 1 comment
Claude code seems to have gotten the backslashes in your circles mixed up. They look more round when \ is / and vice versa.
dandersch on HN
Lacks connected lines, grouping and copy-paste expected from presentation software
From 1 comment
I've never made one of these so I have no idea what all the issues are but I feel like I want it to act like presentation software. I want to be able to connect boxes with…
greggman65 on HN
Requests
Connected arrows that follow boxes when dragged
From 1 comment
I've never made one of these so I have no idea what all the issues are but I feel like I want it to act like presentation software. I want to be able to connect boxes with…
greggman65 on HN
Grouping of objects
From 1 comment
I've never made one of these so I have no idea what all the issues are but I feel like I want it to act like presentation software. I want to be able to connect boxes with…
greggman65 on HN
Copy and paste of selected objects
From 1 comment
I've never made one of these so I have no idea what all the issues are but I feel like I want it to act like presentation software. I want to be able to connect boxes with…
greggman65 on HN
Questions
How does the pencil tool erase drawings
From 1 comment
Wow! That was cool to play with. 1. How does one erase the drawings made with the pencil tool? 2. How'd you make this? Is this FOSS?
prabal97 on HN
Is it free and open source
From 1 comment
Wow! That was cool to play with. 1. How does one erase the drawings made with the pencil tool? 2. How'd you make this? Is this FOSS?
prabal97 on HN
Alternatives named
Monodraw
From 1 comment
Very Monodraw-like, but web-based. Same UI makes it an easy road replacement. I'll put it on my start page for when I'm not on my own machine.
ynac on HN
ASCII based Figma-like editor
From 1 comment
Similar-ish: Show HN: ASCII based Figma like editor https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46594292 Both strong efforts.
ChrisArchitect on HN