# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:svgbob ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install svgbob ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add svgbob ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svgbob from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#svgbob ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svgbob/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:svgbob - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.6 - **Source summary:** Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - svgbob (cli) - svgbob_cli (cli) - svgbob (alias) - svgbob_cli (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob - Upstream latest detected: 0.7.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 - - - - - input source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** svgbob - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - svgbob: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svgbob/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - svgbob - 0.7.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svgbob from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Convert your ascii diagram scribbles into happy little SVG | https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob ## 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. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [clang-uml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clang-uml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming. - [diagram](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diagram/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming. - [dpic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dpic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming. - [likec4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/likec4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming. - [msc-generator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/msc-generator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming. - [mscgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mscgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming, svg. - [sdedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming. - [umlet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/umlet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagramming. - [ditaa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ditaa/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: ascii, cli, convert, developer, developer-tools. - [graphviz2drawio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/graphviz2drawio/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, conversion, convert, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/svgbob.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/svgbob.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