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Command-line tool for porting Excalidraw diagrams to Gliffy. Version 1.5.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26.
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Package summary
Command-line tool for porting Excalidraw diagrams to Gliffy
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Commands and aliases
- excalidraw-converter
- exconv
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Project history and usage
excalidraw-converter is a Go command-line tool for converting Excalidraw diagrams into Gliffy-compatible, draw.io-compatible, and Mermaid formats.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2021-03-28, and its first release, v0.0.1, was published the same day. The README states the motivation plainly: Excalidraw is useful for sketching during design, but diagrams often need to be redone for documentation, and the tool bridges those tasks.
Adoption history
Adoption is niche but visible for documentation workflows. The README documents Homebrew installation for macOS, release downloads for other operating systems, and compatibility with Gliffy, draw.io, Mermaid, GitHub/GitLab Markdown rendering, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and Obsidian Excalidraw exports.
How it is used
Users run exconv with a subcommand and input file, such as exconv gliffy -i my-diagram.excalidraw or exconv mermaid -i my-diagram.excalidraw. Gliffy output can be imported into Gliffy or draw.io; Mermaid output can be pasted into Markdown-oriented documentation systems.
The README documents support for fixed shapes, connected arrows, text, styling, and selected Excalidraw constructs, while noting limitations such as Mermaid flowchart-only output and incomplete support for some rich Excalidraw elements.
Why package nerds care
The package is a small bridge between whiteboard-style drawing and documentation-as-code. It is useful to package because it turns a GUI drawing artifact into formats that can live in wikis, Markdown, and diagramming tools.
Timeline
- 2021: Repository created and v0.0.1 released.
- 2021 onward: README documents Homebrew installation and binary release downloads.
- 2026: GitHub repository metadata shows continued updates.
Related projects
- The README centers the tool around Excalidraw, Gliffy, draw.io, Mermaid, and Excalidraw for Obsidian.
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security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
excalidraw-converter | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
exconv | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.5.6
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:excalidraw-converter |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/sindrel/excalidraw-converter |
| Repository | https://github.com/sindrel/excalidraw-converter |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T04:11:38+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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