# ivanceras/svgbob

Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG

Repository: https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/svgbob
Homepage: http://ivanceras.github.io/svgbob-editor/
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: svg, bob, diagram, ascii
Last push: 2026-04-22T23:09:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3615, "days_push": 133, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4221, forks 124 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:39.280556+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, graphics, cli, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, graphics
- platform: cli, cross-platform, rust
- tags: ascii-art, svg-generation, text-to-diagram, diagram-as-code, rust-library, mdbook-integration, diagrams

## Member repositories
- ivanceras/svgbob (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.280556+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 2026-08-29T18:22:24.306226+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.280556+00:00, sha f1b1bff34558)
  - homepage: http://ivanceras.github.io/svgbob-editor/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:27.133480+00:00, sha 5abe40c9a0ae)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/svgbob (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:27.135902+00:00, sha fac14e8baa31)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.