Flowchart To ASCII

Although not everybody likes to make plans, creating your steps in the development of a project provides higher chances of success, or at least helps you visualize all that’s needed to see it to an end. When using a computer, applications like Flowchart To ASCII make it easy to express ideas, and project steps, all in the ASCII format.

Can be used on the go

First of all, the application skips you the whole effort, and time needed to go through a setup process, and puts all of its features at your disposal from the moment download is done. This enables you to use it on other computers besides your own, directly from a USB flash drive, but you need to check whether or not .NET Framework is on the PC you use it on.
Most of the main window space is the canvas, where all input text is shown, and where all objects are placed. Vertical and horizontal guidelines help you better organize text, and other elements, while the side panel provides quick access to all tools you need to create your mind map.

An ASCII mind mapper

The canvas can be filled in with your own text, which is placed exactly where you place the cursor. You can use different resources like boxes and points. The box is an ASCII representation which contains input text inside. These are actually the nodes in your mind map.
Next up are points, again, represented by special symbols. These are used to connect boxes, and other objects, so their placement in the project is mandatory. Arrows can be linked to points, but these only come in one direction.
Linking is only possible between two points, but with a catch. They need to be on the same line of text for the link to be created, otherwise hitting the corresponding creation button has no effect. In fact, the entire project is best created on a single line, at least those elements which need to be linked.

In conclusion

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Flowchart To ASCII is a straightforward mind mapping application, which allows you to create flowcharts, or visual representations of a development process in the ASCII format. Some accommodation time might be required, and a great deal of effort for a cool looking flowchart.