# multiavatar/Multiavatar

Multicultural Avatar Generator in JavaScript

Repository: https://github.com/multiavatar/Multiavatar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/multiavatar
Homepage: https://multiavatar.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: avatar-generator, avatar-maker, avatar
Last push: 2022-03-26T08:27:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2115, "days_push": 1621, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1946, forks 181 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.779199+00:00)

## What it is
Multiavatar is an open-source multicultural avatar generator library that converts any input string into a unique SVG avatar, capable of producing over 12 billion distinct combinations. It works as a deterministic identicon system and is available in JavaScript, PHP, Python, and Solidity for easy integration into websites and apps.

## Use cases
- generate unique profile pictures from usernames
- create deterministic identicons for user accounts
- add avatar generation to a website or app
- generate random avatars for gaming logos
- produce diverse multicultural avatars for design projects
- generate avatars locally without external API calls

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted, offline-capable avatar generator with no external dependencies
- you want deterministic avatars where the same string always produces the same image
- you need a massive pool of unique avatars (12+ billion) for user personalization
- you want a lightweight vanilla JavaScript solution with no framework requirements
- you need avatars in SVG format for scalable rendering

## When to avoid
- you need photorealistic or AI-generated avatars rather than stylized vector art
- you require fine-grained manual control over individual avatar features
- you need avatars in raster formats like PNG or JPEG out of the box
- you want a service with a REST API rather than a client-side library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: image-processing, graphics, sdk, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, graphics, gaming-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: avatar-generator, identicon, svg, profile-picture, avatar-maker, multicultural, deterministic-avatars, vanilla-javascript, javascript, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- multiavatar/Multiavatar (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.779199+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 2026-08-30T03:07:20.996928+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/multiavatar/Multiavatar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.779199+00:00, sha cd0b88952574)
  - homepage: https://multiavatar.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:47:09.702529+00:00, sha 2f284cc03612)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.