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Install svgbob with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG. Version 0.7.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install svgbob

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add svgbob

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · svgbob · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#svgbob

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

overview

Package summary

Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG

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.

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 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build 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

CommandKindExposureNote
svgbobcliglobal executable
svgbob_clicliglobal 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 version0.7.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.7.6

https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:svgbob
Version0.7.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/svgbob
Homepagehttps://ivanceras.github.io/svgbob-editor/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob
Upstream docshttps://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob/archive/refs/tags/0.7.6.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesvgbob
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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.

Nix95%

svgbob

nix profile install nixpkgs#svgbob
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Svgbob
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svgbob/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

svgbob 0.7.6-r0

Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG

https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob

sudo apk add svgbob
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: svgbob
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Svgbob
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svgbob from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

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

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • clang-umlShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming.
  • diagramShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming.
  • dpicShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming.
  • likec4Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming.
  • msc-generatorShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming.
  • mscgenShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming, svg.

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.

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