pycontribs/ansi2html

Convert text with ansi color codes to HTML

Python

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updated Sep 15, 2026

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ansi2html

Convert text with ANSI color codes to HTML or to LaTeX.

Inspired by and developed off of the work of pixelbeat and blackjack.

Read the docs for more informations.

Example - Python API

from ansi2html import Ansi2HTMLConverter
conv = Ansi2HTMLConverter()
ansi = "".join(sys.stdin.readlines())
html = conv.convert(ansi)

Example - Shell Usage

$ ls --color=always | ansi2html > directories.html
$ sudo tail /var/log/messages | ccze -A | ansi2html > logs.html
$ task rc._forcecolor:yes limit:0 burndown | ansi2html > burndown.html

See the list of full options with:

$ ansi2html --help

Get this project:

$ pip3 install ansi2html

Source: https://github.com/pycontribs/ansi2html/

pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ansi2html/

License

ansi2html is licensed LGPLv3+.

Credits

pep-621

Contributors

(top 30 of 33)

ralphbean

293 commits

hartwork

47 commits

ssbarnea

25 commits

pycontribs/ansi2html

Convert text with ansi color codes to HTML

Python

425

462 commits

updated Sep 15, 2026

See the code

README

tox

ansi2html

Convert text with ANSI color codes to HTML or to LaTeX.

Inspired by and developed off of the work of pixelbeat and blackjack.

Read the docs for more informations.

Example - Python API

from ansi2html import Ansi2HTMLConverter
conv = Ansi2HTMLConverter()
ansi = "".join(sys.stdin.readlines())
html = conv.convert(ansi)

Example - Shell Usage

$ ls --color=always | ansi2html > directories.html
$ sudo tail /var/log/messages | ccze -A | ansi2html > logs.html
$ task rc._forcecolor:yes limit:0 burndown | ansi2html > burndown.html

See the list of full options with:

$ ansi2html --help

Get this project:

$ pip3 install ansi2html

Source: https://github.com/pycontribs/ansi2html/

pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ansi2html/

License

ansi2html is licensed LGPLv3+.

Credits

pep-621

Contributors

(top 30 of 33)

ralphbean

293 commits

hartwork

47 commits

ssbarnea

25 commits

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