I built a free tool to convert ASCII folder trees into ZIP files

The problem ## The solution ## How it works (simple) ## Who is this useful for? ## Why I kept it simple ## Try it out When writing documentation, tutorials, or READMEs, I often describe folder structures like this: At some point, I wondered: Why can’t I just turn this into a real folder structure instantly? Surprisingly, there wasn’t a simple tool that did exactly this — so I built one. ASCII folder trees are great for: But when you want to actually create those folders and files, you have to: That breaks the flow. I built a free online tool that: No signup. No installs. Just paste → generate → download. I intentionally avoided: You can use the tool here: 👉 ASCII Tree to Folder I’d genuinely love feedback: Thanks for reading 🙌 Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse CODE_BLOCK: project/ ├── src/ │ ├── app.py │ └── utils.py ├── README.md └── requirements.txt Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode CODE_BLOCK: project/ ├── src/ │ ├── app.py │ └── utils.py ├── README.md └── requirements.txt CODE_BLOCK: project/ ├── src/ │ ├── app.py │ └── utils.py ├── README.md └── requirements.txt - Documentation - Teaching projects - Explaining structure in chats or blogs - Manually recreate everything - Or write scripts - Or install tools that are overkill - Takes an ASCII folder tree - Converts it into a real folder structure - Lets you download it instantly as a ZIP file - Paste your ASCII tree - Click generate - Download the ZIP - Extract → done - Folder hierarchy - Nesting structure - Developers writing docs - Students learning project structures - Teachers creating examples - Anyone sharing folder layouts online - Complicated UI - Missing features - Improvements