macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Versatile ASCII and ANSI Art text editor for drawing in the terminal. Version 0.29.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install durdrawDebian stable package indexes · durdraw · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Versatile ASCII and ANSI Art text editor for drawing in the terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- durdraw
- durfetch
- durview
history
Project history and usage
Durdraw is a terminal ASCII, Unicode, and ANSI art editor for Unix-like systems. Its history is tied to preserving old ANSI-art-editor workflows while adapting them to modern UTF-8 terminals, Python, ncurses, mouse input, themes, and frame-based animation.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in March 2014. The README describes Durdraw as heavily inspired by classic MS-DOS and Windows ANSI editors such as TheDraw, Aciddraw, and Pablodraw, but rebuilt with a modern Unix orientation.
The project grew beyond static text art into playback, frame animation, ANSI and CP437 handling, Unicode conversion, HTML and mIRC output, themes, and companion tools such as `durfetch` and `durview`.
Adoption history
Durdraw's README points users to OS repositories, source installation, and direct GitHub-based pip installs. Its Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packaging place it in the niche but durable category of terminal-art tools that survive because package managers make them easy to try.
Release activity remained visible into the mid-2020s, including the 0.29.0 GitHub release in March 2025. That is unusual longevity for a terminal art editor and helps explain its package-nerd appeal.
How it is used
Users run `durdraw` to edit or play `.dur`, `.ANS`, and `.ASC` files, use keyboard and mouse commands for drawing, and can set startup preferences in `~/.durdraw/durdraw.ini`. The README also documents theme files and custom character sets under `~/.durdraw/`.
Why package nerds care
Durdraw matters as a bridge between the ANSI art scene and modern Unix packaging. It gives package-manager users a maintained way to view and create CP437/ANSI-style art without a DOS environment, while keeping the interface terminal-native.
Timeline
- 2014-03-28: GitHub repository created.
- 2024-01-09: Durdraw 0.25.0 released on GitHub.
- 2024-10-19: Durdraw 0.28.0 released.
- 2025-03-08: Durdraw 0.29.0 released.
Related projects
- The README names TheDraw, Aciddraw, and Pablodraw as direct inspirations. It also documents optional integration with ansilove for image export and Neofetch through the `durfetch` companion command.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
durdraw | cli | global executable | |
durfetch | cli | global executable | |
durview | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.29.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.29.0
https://github.com/cmang/durdraw
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:durdraw |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.29.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/durdraw |
| Homepage | https://durdraw.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/cmang/durdraw |
| Upstream docs | https://durdraw.org/ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/cmang/durdraw/archive/refs/tags/0.29.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | ansilove, pillow, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | Default configuration and themes are installed to $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/durdraw |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | durdraw |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
durdraw 0.29.0-2
versatile ASCII and ANSI Art text editor for drawing in terminal
sudo apt install durdraw- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Durdraw
Ubuntu apt95%
durdraw 0.25.3-1
versatile ASCII and ANSI Art text editor for drawing in terminal
sudo apt install durdraw- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Durdraw
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment