Hello, I have been working on a desktop app version for lvllvl! It is a website where users can create their own text mode art. Website found here: https://lvllvl.com

Unfortunately I heard online that the creator who made lvllvl, James, passed away. His github here: https://github.com/jaammees/lvllvl His itch.io here: https://jaammees.itch.io/lvllvl

I really like using lvllvl to create text mode art, but I don’t know how long the website will be up and wanted a desktop app version to be available. So I’ve made an app version, though it is still a work in progress. This version just works for Windows.

Lvllvl was made to work in a browser. This app version runs, but some features don’t work.

For this desktop app version, you can save and delete a file. Although open local file doesn’t work and share project also doesn’t work. There are other features that also may not work.

Download project works, you can also download an unfinished project and continue working on it at https://lvllvl.com

Export project also works, so you can export a finished project as a png (although gif doesn’t work).

How this desktop app version was made:

I switched over to using nw.js and the nw.js with Apache PHP mod. Nw.js found here: https://nwjs.io/ Mod found here: https://github.com/Tommy0412/NW.js-with-Apache-PHP

You can install the lvllvl desktop app by using the installer, lvllvl_setup, found in Releases as lvllvl Desktop 1.4 for Windows.

Download here: https://github.com/flowerdev88/lvllvl-desktop-app-work-in-progress-/releases/tag/v1.4.0

I have very limited coding knowledge, and there are still other issues present. This is also my first desktop app that I’ve tried working on. I just wanted to help preserve what James worked on, however much I can. It is still a work in progress, but it would also be cool if anyone else wants to work on the desktop app version and improve the functionality.