# axe312ger/sqip

"SQIP" (pronounced \skwɪb\ like the non-magical folk of magical descent) is a  SVG-based LQIP technique.

Repository: https://github.com/axe312ger/sqip
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sqip
Homepage: https://sqip.vercel.app/
Language: TypeScript
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: webperf, webperformance, performance, image, images, placeholder, lqip, svg, user-experience, perceived-performance
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:56:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 41, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3275, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 183, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3417, forks 86 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:03.760178+00:00)

## What it is
SQIP is a pluggable image converter that generates tiny SVG-based low-quality image placeholders (LQIP) for improved perceived web performance. It is available as a Node.js API and CLI, with composable plugins for placeholder generation, artistic image conversion, and image resizing/optimization.

## Use cases
- generate low-quality image placeholders for lazy loading
- create tiny svg previews of images for web performance
- convert images into abstract vector art
- batch resize and optimize images in a build pipeline
- compare placeholder techniques like blurhash and lqip
- improve perceived performance of image-heavy websites

## When to choose
- you need lightweight SVG or blurhash placeholders for lazy-loaded images
- you want a plugin-based image pipeline usable from Node or CLI
- you want artistic abstract vector representations of photos

## When to avoid
- you need full-featured general-purpose image editing
- you require pixel-perfect image thumbnails rather than abstract previews
- you work outside Node.js or on a 32-bit OS without Go tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, cli, plugin-system
- domain: image-processing, web-development, performance, frontend
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: lqip, svg-placeholder, lazy-loading, webperf, image-optimization, blurhash, primitive-art, nodejs

## Member repositories
- axe312ger/sqip (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:03.760178+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 2026-08-29T18:38:10.725879+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/axe312ger/sqip (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:03.760178+00:00, sha d6389ea19a15)
  - homepage: https://sqip.vercel.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:32:20.428326+00:00, sha 53cffea92670)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.