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Install svgbob with Homebrew
Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG. Version 0.7.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG
Project links
Commands and aliases
- svgbob
- svgbob_cli
history
Project history and usage
svgbob converts ASCII diagram text into SVG. It belongs to the documentation-tooling side of CLI culture: plain-text diagrams stay editable in source files, while packaged renderers turn them into web-friendly graphics.
Project history
The GitHub repository records an initial public commit on October 9, 2016. The README describes svgbob as a tool that creates graphical representations of text diagrams and provides a CLI that takes text input and creates SVG output.
The changelog shows a Rust project that evolved through rendering and geometry changes: the 0.5.0 alpha series rewrote core architecture around shape tagging and styling, later 0.6 releases added a server package and reorganized settings, and the 0.7 series namespaced generated SVG styles under `.svgbob` to avoid clashes in larger documents.
Adoption history
The official README lists downstream use by documentation and publishing tools or communities including google/comprehensive-rust via markdown-svgbob, Asciidoctor, Discourse, Typst's bob-draw, Zola, and Kroki. The input package facts list packages in Homebrew, Alpine, and Nix, showing packaging beyond Rust's crate ecosystem.
How it is used
svgbob is used by feeding text diagrams to the CLI and receiving SVG output. Its demo and specification document the visual language, while downstream integrations use it to render source-controlled diagrams in Markdown, AsciiDoc, static sites, forums, and diagram services.
Why package nerds care
svgbob matters to package nerds because it keeps diagrams text-first and diffable while still producing polished SVG. A packaged CLI makes that workflow available in docs builds, static site generators, CI, and editor integrations without requiring a browser-only drawing tool.
Timeline
- 2016: Initial public GitHub commit.
- 2021: 0.5.4 and 0.5.5 releases are published on GitHub.
- 2021: 0.5.x changelog records compressed SVG output and issue fixes.
- 2023: 0.7.0 changelog records namespaced SVG styles and shape improvements.
- 2024: README screenshot and demo links show the project continuing as an interactive editor and CLI renderer.
Related projects
- svgbob is related to markdown-svgbob, Asciidoctor Diagram, Kroki, Typst bob-draw, Zola documentation workflows, and other text-to-diagram tools.
Sources
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.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
svgbob | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
svgbob_cli | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
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 version0.7.6
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:svgbob |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://ivanceras.github.io/svgbob-editor/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation