Software · Utilities & files

Calligraphy

Turn text into ASCII banners.

Completely free
Linux
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: GPL-3.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub
Publisher: Evangelos "GeopJr" Paterakis
Latest version: 1.3.0 (18 May 2026)
Latest activity: 20 May 2026
Source code: codeberg.org/GeopJr/Calligraphy

At a glance

All of Calligraphy is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Calligraphy turns short texts into large, impressive banners made up of ASCII Characters, ready to be copied or exported to images. Spice up your online conversations by adding some extra oompf to your messages!

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 8 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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