# alias-rahil/handwritten.js

Convert typed text to realistic handwriting!

Repository: https://github.com/alias-rahil/handwritten.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/handwrittenjs
Homepage: https://alias-rahil.github.io/handwritten.js/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: handwritten, text, handwriting, converter, handwriter, emnist-dataset, daniel-font, pen, pencil, extended-mnist, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2023-10-27T08:41:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2307, "days_push": 1041, "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 1953, forks 98 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:58.390681+00:00)

## What it is
A JavaScript library, CLI tool, and web app that converts typed text into realistic-looking handwritten output rendered as PDF or image files. It uses handwriting-style glyph datasets (EMNIST, Daniel font) to render text with pen or pencil styling, optionally on ruled lines.

## Use cases
- convert typed text to realistic handwriting pdf
- generate handwritten-looking assignment from text file
- render text as handwriting images png or jpeg
- make handwriting output with ruled lines
- use handwriting converter in a nodejs project
- convert text to handwriting in the browser

## When to choose
- you need to turn plain text into a handwritten-style PDF or image
- you want a simple CLI or npm library for handwriting conversion
- you want a browser-based handwriting converter without a backend

## When to avoid
- you need true OCR or handwriting recognition (this does the reverse)
- you need pixel-perfect real human handwriting
- you need editable document formats like DOCX instead of PDF/images

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: pdf, image-processing, cli
- domain: developer-tools, files, pdf
- platform: browser, cli, cross-platform
- tags: handwriting, text-to-handwriting, emnist, pdf-generation, javascript, automation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- alias-rahil/handwritten.js (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.390681+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 2026-08-30T03:06:33.395759+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alias-rahil/handwritten.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.390681+00:00, sha 94975e258e59)
  - homepage: https://alias-rahil.github.io/handwritten.js/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:26.083701+00:00, sha d668c249cd1b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.