# dataliterate/data-populator

A plugin for Sketch and Adobe XD to populate your design mockups with meaningful data. Goodbye Lorem Ipsum. Hello JSON.

Repository: https://github.com/dataliterate/data-populator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/data-populator
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: meaningful-data, sketch, sketchapp, design, data, data-populator, adobe-xd, adobe, design-tools, design-tool
Last push: 2024-02-16T10:14:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4139, "days_push": 929, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1655, forks 111 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:17.844448+00:00)

## What it is
Data Populator is a plugin for Sketch and Adobe XD that fills design mockups with meaningful, realistic data from JSON sources instead of Lorem Ipsum placeholders. It helps designers create more realistic prototypes by connecting layers to data presets.

## Use cases
- populate sketch mockups with realistic  data
- replace lorem ipsum in adobe xd designs with meaningful content
- design ui with realistic user data like names and avatars
- create data-driven design prototypes
- test how layouts look with varying content lengths

## When to choose
- you design in Sketch or Adobe XD and want realistic placeholder content
- you want to demo designs with meaningful data instead of dummy text
- you collaborate with developers and want data-literate design mockups

## When to avoid
- you use Figma or other design tools not supported by this plugin
- you need live data integration rather than static JSON presets
- you need a general-purpose mock data generator outside of design tools

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-generation, developer-tools
- domain: web-design, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: sketch, adobe-xd, design-tools, mockups, -data, ui-design, macos

## Member repositories
- dataliterate/data-populator (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:17.844448+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 2026-08-30T03:44:52.204997+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dataliterate/data-populator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:17.844448+00:00, sha bf3f7610485b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.