ASCII Scene widget for Windows
A small window of calm made entirely of text characters. Pick a scene (the Earth rising over the moon, a starfield rushing past, rain, a crackling campfire or a moonlit sea) and it animates quietly in the corner of your dashboard. Colour it like an old terminal in green, amber or cyan, or match your theme, and set the speed and text size. It fills whatever space you give it, pauses when the window is hidden, and holds still if your system asks for reduced motion.
Free · Windows 10 and 11 · No account required
The real ASCII Scene widget, running live. Drag it around.
What ASCII Scene is good for
The everyday jobs this widget was built to handle.
Fill an empty corner of the dashboard with something that moves gently
Give a terminal-style theme a matching piece of ambience
Something to look at for a minute that is not a notification
Every ASCII Scene setting
4 options, set per widget - so two copies of ASCII Scene on the same dashboard can behave completely differently. Highlighted values are the defaults.
Scene
Color
Advanced
Speed
Text size
Getting ASCII Scene on your desktop
- 01
Install
Download and run the installer. No account, no sign-in.
- 02
Add the widget
Hit Add Widget, or press Ctrl+K and search for it by name.
- 03
Make it yours
Drag it where you want, resize it, and set the options below.
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ASCII Scene is one of 95 widgets
They all live on the same customizable dashboard, with themes, multiple screens, and native Windows notifications. Free.
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