ASCII Render — turn Blender renders into living ASCII art Transform a still image or a full animation into character-based artwork without leaving Blender. ASCII Render combines a fast one-click workflow with detailed controls for color, character sets, transparency and CRT styling. Highlights • Render stills and image sequences from EEVEE or Cycles • 13 built-in color palettes, from ANSI and C64 to Game Boy, Cyberpunk and Vaporwave • Four color modes, including monochrome, duotone and original-color rendering • Real subject-only transparency for compositing • Independent CRT post-effects layer with scanlines and display styling • Character modes for letters, symbols, blocks, Braille and custom sets • Dithering, level controls and detail shaping • Presets and live preview for rapid iteration • Zero external dependencies Requirements Blender 4.2 or later. Tested through Blender 5.1.2. Windows, macOS and Linux. EEVEE and Cycles are supported. Included ascii_render-0.2.1.zip. Install through Edit > Preferences > Get Extensions > Install from Disk. License GPL-3.0. Commercial artwork and renders are permitted.