# ASCII Voice Orb

> Voice-assistant orb drawn in ASCII characters on one canvas. Four states: idle breathes, listening pulls ripples in, speaking pushes them out with the voice, thinking scans and decodes. Feed level (0–1) from a mic or TTS. Set color, charset, char size. No deps.

- Author: [Darya](https://21st.dev/@fransederr)
- License: mit
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@fransederr/components/ascii-voice-orb

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/fransederr/ascii-voice-orb?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt