stathissideris/ditaa
ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art ('drawings' that contain characters that resemble lines like | / - ), into proper bitmap graphics. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5623
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1633
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1041 stars · 95 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ditaa is a small Java command-line utility that converts diagrams drawn using ASCII art characters (like | / -) into proper bitmap graphics. It interprets ASCII art as open and closed shapes and supports special markup syntax for additional shapes and symbols.
Use cases
- convert ascii art diagrams to png images
- render diagrams from plain text files
- modernize old ascii diagrams in documentation
- embed editable diagrams in text-only formats like html or latex
- generate diagrams from code comments
- redraw ascii diagrams with better styling
When to choose
- you have existing ascii art diagrams you want as images
- you prefer defining diagrams in plain text within source code or docs
- you want a lightweight scriptable diagram renderer with no gui
When to avoid
- you need complex modern diagram types like uml sequence diagrams with rich styling
- you want interactive graphical diagram editing
- you need vector output formats like svg
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli image-processing graphics developer-tools graphics documentation cli cross-platform jvm ascii-art diagram-rendering text-to-image java command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/stathissideris/ditaa · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6c7c7e946f5c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| stathissideris/ditaa | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="stathissideris/ditaa")
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