# themsaid/ibis

A PHP tool that helps you write eBooks in markdown and convert to PDF.

Repository: https://github.com/themsaid/ibis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/themsaid-ibis
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-05-06T01:05:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 20, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2274, "days_push": 485, "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 2008, forks 160 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:04.813144+00:00)

## What it is
Ibis is a PHP command-line tool for writing eBooks in Markdown and converting them into styled PDF files. It generates a cover page, clickable table of contents, and code syntax highlighting, with light and dark themes.

## Use cases
- write an ebook in markdown and export to pdf
- self-publish a technical book with code highlighting
- generate a pdf with a cover and table of contents from markdown files
- convert markdown documentation into a printable book
- create a programming ebook with light and dark themes

## When to choose
- you want to author an eBook in plain Markdown with minimal tooling
- your book contains lots of code needing syntax highlighting
- you prefer a simple PHP-based CLI over heavier publishing tools

## When to avoid
- you need EPUB or other formats beyond PDF
- you require WYSIWYG editing or complex book layouts
- your environment lacks PHP 7.3+ with the gd extension

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: pdf, markdown, templating, cli
- domain: documentation, developer-tools, files, pdf
- platform: cli, cross-platform, php
- tags: ebook-generation, markdown-to-pdf, self-publishing, syntax-highlighting, php

## Member repositories
- themsaid/ibis (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.813144+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 2026-08-30T03:01:19.670408+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/themsaid/ibis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.813144+00:00, sha 833305e36360)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.