# baku89/glisp

Glisp is a Lisp-based design tool that combines generative approaches with traditional design methods, empowering artists to discover new forms of expression.

Repository: https://github.com/baku89/glisp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/glisp
Homepage: https://glisp.app
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: lisp, graphics, lisp-interpreter, creative-coding, generative-art, computational-art, design
Last push: 2026-05-11T00:36:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 81, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2339, "days_push": 115, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1180, forks 31 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:53.518489+00:00)

## What it is
Glisp is a Lisp-based design tool that combines a graphical editor with a Lisp interpreter, letting artists mix direct manipulation with code-driven generative design. Project files are themselves Lisp programs that render SVG-like shape trees, making the tool hackable and purpose-agnostic.

## Use cases
- create generative art with a Lisp-based design tool
- prototype graphic designs using code and GUI together
- learn Lisp through visual creative coding
- draw flowcharts and illustrations programmatically
- hack and customize a design tool via homoiconic project files
- render vector graphics from Lisp code in the browser

## When to choose
- you want to blend direct-manipulation design with creative coding
- you want a self-bootstrapping, hackable design tool built on Lisp
- you're exploring generative art or computational design in the browser

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, production-ready design tool like Illustrator or Figma
- you require touch-screen support or a designer-friendly non-code interface
- you need stable performance for large projects, since incremental evaluation is still planned

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: interpreter, graphics, gui, editor, templating
- domain: graphics, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: lisp, creative-coding, generative-art, design-tool, homoiconicity, svg, vector-graphics, sketching, game-development, web-server, typescript

## Member repositories
- baku89/glisp (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.518489+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 2026-08-30T06:25:16.088927+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/baku89/glisp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.518489+00:00, sha 0f1695e2f335)
  - homepage: https://glisp.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:32:11.418822+00:00, sha 92ea3f9c081d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.