# lewish/asciiflow

ASCIIFlow

Repository: https://github.com/lewish/asciiflow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/asciiflow
Homepage: https://asciiflow.com
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-13T20:05:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 78, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4624, "days_push": 51, "days_rel": 70, "gap_med": 65.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5884, forks 419 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:31.923681+00:00)

## What it is
ASCIIFlow is a client-side web application for drawing ASCII diagrams and flowcharts. It runs entirely in the browser at asciiflow.com with no backend required.

## Use cases
- draw ascii diagrams in the browser
- create flowcharts using plain text characters
- make ascii architecture diagrams for documentation
- sketch box-and-arrow diagrams in a readme
- export diagrams as plain text

## When to choose
- you need text-based diagrams that work in plain-text environments like READMEs, code comments, or terminals
- you want a zero-install, client-side tool with no account or backend
- you need to edit or share diagrams as plain ASCII text

## When to avoid
- you need rich graphical diagrams with images, colors, or export to PNG/SVG formats
- you need real-time collaborative diagramming
- you need complex UML or ERD tooling with validation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, documentation
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: ascii-art, diagramming, text-diagrams, client-side, drawing-tool, web-server

## Member repositories
- lewish/asciiflow (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.923681+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:51:33.803752+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lewish/asciiflow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.923681+00:00, sha 90bf46133f94)
  - homepage: https://asciiflow.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:47:14.418994+00:00, sha 412acf6f7bc9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.