install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ditaa

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ditaa

MacPorts ports tree · java/ditaa/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install ditaa

Debian stable package indexes · ditaa · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install ditaa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ditaa · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ditaa

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/ditaa/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S ditaa

Arch Linux sync databases · ditaa · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Convert ASCII diagrams into proper bitmap graphics

Project links

Commands and aliases

ditaa

history

Project history and usage

ditaa is a Java command-line utility that converts diagrams drawn in ASCII art into bitmap graphics. It became a familiar helper for people who wanted text-first diagrams in documentation but nicer rendered output for readers.

Project history

The official README expands the name as 'DIagrams Through Ascii Art' and says the author built it partly for hack value and partly to modernize ASCII diagrams in old FAQs, text documents, source comments, and markup formats. The GitHub repository was created in 2011, while the project site and README preserve the older Java-utility style of distribution.

Adoption history

The README notes packaging for Ubuntu and Homebrew, which reflects ditaa's role as a small documentation-adjacent utility rather than a full application platform. Its longevity comes from a stable input format: diagrams remain editable as plain text and can be re-rendered as the tool improves.

How it is used

Users invoke the jar or packaged ditaa command against a text diagram and output an image. The tool recognizes ASCII line art, shape markup, color codes, tags for document or storage shapes, HTML pre blocks, transparency, antialiasing, SVG output, scaling, and other rendering options.

Why package nerds care

ditaa is notable because it treats ASCII diagrams as source code: diffable, embeddable in comments or docs, and convertible during builds. That makes it a natural package-manager resident for documentation pipelines and text-centric developer workflows.

Timeline

2011: Official GitHub repository created.
2010s: README documents Ubuntu and Homebrew package availability.
2022: Repository metadata shows maintenance activity into the 2020s.

Related projects

Graphviz and PlantUML serve adjacent diagram-as-code workflows, but ditaa is unusual in rendering free-form ASCII art rather than a formal graph language.
DocBook, HTML, LaTeX, and Javadoc are named in the README as text-based formats where rendered diagrams can be embedded.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

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
`ditaa`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version0.11.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/stathissideris/ditaa

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/stathissideris/ditaanone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ditaa
Version	0.11.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ditaa
Homepage	https://ditaa.sourceforge.net/
Repository	https://github.com/stathissideris/ditaa
Upstream docs	https://ditaa.sourceforge.net/
License	LGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/stathissideris/ditaa/releases/download/v0.11.0/ditaa-0.11.0-standalone.jar
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	ditaa
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

ditaa 0.10+ds1-1.4

convert ASCII diagrams into proper bitmap graphics

https://ditaa.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install ditaa

Section: graphics
Architecture: all
13 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ditaa

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ditaa from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

ditaa

nix profile install nixpkgs#ditaa

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ditaa

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/ditaa/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

ditaa 0.10+ds1-1.4

convert ASCII diagrams into proper bitmap graphics

https://ditaa.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install ditaa

Section: universe/graphics
Architecture: all
13 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ditaa

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ditaa from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

ditaa 0.10-32.fc44

Diagrams Through ASCII Art

http://ditaa.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install ditaa

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: ditaa
7 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ditaa

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ditaa from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

ditaa 0.11.0-4

Utility for converting ASCII art diagrams into bitmaps

https://github.com/stathissideris/ditaa

sudo pacman -S ditaa

License: GPL
Architecture: any
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ditaa

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ditaa from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

ditaa

sudo port install ditaa

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ditaa

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: java/ditaa/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ditaa.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install ditaa with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman