# Install netlistsvg with Homebrew, Nix Draws an SVG schematic from a yosys JSON netlist. Version 1.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:netlistsvg ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install netlistsvg ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#netlistsvg ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/netlistsvg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:netlistsvg - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.2 - **Source summary:** Draws an SVG schematic from a yosys JSON netlist - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - netlistsvg (cli) - netlistsvg-dumplayout (cli) - netlistsvg (alias) - netlistsvg-dumplayout (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/nturley/netlistsvg - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage netlistsvg is a specialized electronic-design visualization tool: it draws SVG schematics from Yosys JSON netlists, using ELK/elkjs for layout. The README documents both a CLI and a browser bundle, and shows the normal flow as Verilog through Yosys `write_json` into an SVG diagram. ### Project history The npm registry records `netlistsvg` 0.0.1 on 2019-03-29 and 1.0.2 on 2020-12-12. The GitHub repository listed 1.0.2 as the latest release and shows the project as a TypeScript/JavaScript tool by Neil Turley. The README says Yosys can generate the input JSON with `write_json`, and suggests `prep -top my_top_module` or `prep -top my_top_module -flatten` depending on whether the user wants module boxes or lower-level logic. It also documents digital and analog skins and custom SVG component libraries. ### Adoption history Adoption is niche but real inside open-source hardware and HDL workflows. The npm downloads API reported 8,188 downloads from 2026-05-30 through 2026-06-28; the Homebrew API generated on 2026-07-01 reported 306 installs over 365 days. The GitHub repository showed about 801 stars and 106 forks when checked. Its package footprint also reflects the niche: Homebrew packages it with Node and tests against Yosys, while npm is the natural distribution path for users who want the CLI or web bundle. ### How it is used The canonical CLI use is `netlistsvg input_json_file -o output_svg_file --skin skin_file`, after generating the input with Yosys. Users use it for readable diagrams from HDL, debugging synthesis output, documentation images, or teaching examples. Package nerds reach for it when Graphviz-style layout is too generic for circuits. The skin system lets a user map cell aliases to SVG component templates, making generated diagrams look like digital logic blocks or analog schematic symbols instead of arbitrary boxes. ### Why package nerds care netlistsvg matters because it sits at a useful package boundary: Yosys produces machine-readable netlists, and netlistsvg turns them into diagrams that humans can inspect. That is exactly the kind of small bridge tool that makes an EDA toolchain nicer without becoming the toolchain. ### Timeline - 2019-03-29: npm registry records initial 0.0.1 publication. - 2020-12-12: npm registry records 1.0.2 publication. - 2026-05-30 to 2026-06-28: npm downloads API reported 8,188 downloads. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula API reported 306 installs over 365 days. ### Related projects - Yosys - ELK / elkjs - Graphviz - Open-source HDL and FPGA workflows ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** netlistsvg - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - netlistsvg: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/netlistsvg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [easyeda2kicad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easyeda2kicad/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda. - [gerbv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gerbv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda. - [gplcver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gplcver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda. - [uhdm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uhdm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda. - [yosys](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yosys/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda. - [dvisvgm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvisvgm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, svg. - [icarus-verilog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/icarus-verilog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda. - [mermaid-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mermaid-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, svg. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/netlistsvg.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/netlistsvg.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph