ivanceras/svgbob

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4221 stars · 124 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Svgbob is a Rust library and CLI that converts ASCII art diagrams into clean SVG graphics. It parses text-based diagram scribbles and renders them as vector images, and is integrated into tools like mdbook, Asciidoctor, and Kroki.

Use cases

• convert ascii diagrams to svg
• render text diagrams as vector graphics
• embed ascii diagrams in markdown documentation
• generate svg images from plain text sketches
• diagram as code for docs and wikis
• turn ascii art flowcharts into svg

When to choose

• you want to keep diagrams as plain text in source control and render them to SVG
• you need a lightweight, dependency-free alternative to PlantUML or Graphviz for simple diagrams
• you are writing Rust and want a library to convert ASCII diagrams programmatically
• you want diagrams inside mdbook, Asciidoctor, Zola, or Kroki pipelines

When to avoid

• you need complex, auto-laid-out diagrams from structured input rather than hand-drawn ASCII
• you need raster image output like PNG or JPEG
• you need interactive diagram editing beyond the basic web demo
• your diagrams require rich styling, colors, or shapes beyond what ASCII can express

Facets

library · maturity active

parser graphics cli documentation developer-tools documentation graphics cli cross-platform rust ascii-art svg-generation text-to-diagram diagram-as-code rust-library mdbook-integration diagrams

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