Design · Web app
Tooooools
Browser-based tool for applying lo-fi and retro visual effects to media
Tooooools is a free online editor that applies retro visual processing to images and videos, including dithering, halftone, ASCII, and CRT effects. It lets you customize parameters like grain, threshold, and grid angles without needing desktop design software.
What it's for
- Apply dithering and halftone effects to photos for graphic design projects
- Turn images or videos into ASCII art and CRT screen simulations
- Preprocess graphics with grain, blur, and threshold adjustments in the browser
Features
- Supports multiple retro effects including dithering, stippling, halftone, CRT, and ASCII
- Image and video preprocessing controls for grain, blur, gamma, and black/white points
- Adjustable effect parameters like grid type, square sizing, and thresholds
- Support for JPG, PNG, and MP4 uploads
- Browser-based export with keyboard shortcuts
Pricing
Free for personal and commercial use; optional supporter donations
Details
- Type
- Web app
- Category
- Design
- Topic
- Image Processing
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- Web
- For
- Graphic designers, digital artists, and creative technologists
- Alternative to
- Photoshop
- Tags
- dithering, halftone, lofi, ascii, retro, image editor, visual effects
Why it was saved
- @jason_swet: Generates retro, stylized bitmap and screenprint-style aesthetics directly in the browser without requiring Photoshop.
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