Open-source tool turns photos into one-line art with timelapse, built by Opus 5.5
oxmannnn · reddit · 2026-09-23
A developer used Opus 5.5 to build Spiralist, an open-source web tool that redraws any photo as a single never-lifting line, with four modes: Spiral, Wander (TSP-style, self-avoiding), Contour (Picasso-like), and Maze.
Highlights
- 11 pen types × 7 code-generated papers, consistent between preview and 4K export
- Built-in timelapse: 9:16/4:5/1:1/16:9, 10–60s, cinematic mode with depth of field; a 10s 60fps vertical clip renders in 7s on a laptop
- PNG up to 8K and SVG for pen plotters; fully local and offline; a 17cm-wide spiral portrait contains 19 meters of line
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