infographic-cli

Command-line interface for AntV Infographic - instantly create stunning SVG infographics from simple declarative syntax. Render from strings, files, or stdin.

Quick Start

# Install
npm install -g infographic-cli

# Render from string (quickest for testing)
ifgc -s "infographic list-row-simple-horizontal-arrow
data
  title My First Infographic
  items
    - label Step 1
    - label Step 2" -o output.svg

# Render from file
ifgc -i input.ifgc -o output.svg

# List available templates
ifgc template

Installation

npm install -g infographic-cli

This installs two commands: ifgc (short) and infographic (long).

Usage

Basic Rendering

# From string (quickest for testing)
ifgc -s "infographic list-row-simple-horizontal-arrow
data
  title My Chart
  items
    - label Item 1" -o output.svg

# From file (output defaults to input.svg)
ifgc -i input.ifgc

# Specify output file
ifgc -i input.ifgc -o output.svg

# From stdin
echo '...' | ifgc -o output.svg

# From stdin with file input
cat input.ifgc | ifgc -o output.svg

Options

Option	Description
-s, --string <content>	Input .ifgc content as a string
-i, --input <file>	Input .ifgc file
-o, --output <file>	Output file (default: input.svg)
--background <color>	Background color (default: transparent)
-c, --config <file>	JSON configuration file
-t, --theme <name>	Theme name
-q, --quiet	Suppress log output

List Templates

ifgc template

Visit AntV Infographic to see template previews.

Examples

Example 1: Simple Step List

cat > steps.ifgc << EOF
infographic list-row-simple-horizontal-arrow
data
  title Getting Started
  desc Three simple steps to begin
  items
    - label Step 1
      desc Install the package
    - label Step 2
      desc Create your first infographic
    - label Step 3
      desc Export and share
EOF

ifgc -i steps.ifgc -o steps.svg

Example 2: Timeline

cat > timeline.ifgc << EOF
infographic timeline-horizontal-basic-date
data
  title Project Roadmap
  items
    - label Q1
      desc Planning
    - label Q2
      desc Development
    - label Q3
      desc Testing
    - label Q4
      desc Launch
EOF

ifgc -i timeline.ifgc -o timeline.svg

Example 3: Using Theme

cat > swot.ifgc << EOF
infographic compare-quadrant-four-areas-card
data
  title SWOT Analysis
  items
    - label Strengths
      desc Internal advantages
    - label Weaknesses
      desc Internal limitations
    - label Opportunities
      desc External possibilities
    - label Threats
      desc External risks
EOF

ifgc -i swot.ifgc -o swot.svg -t dark

Example 4: From stdin

echo 'infographic list-row-simple-horizontal-arrow
data
  title Quick Tasks
  items
    - label Task A
    - label Task B
    - label Task C' | ifgc -o tasks.svg

Output Format

SVG (Default)

Infographic is a vector graphics format, perfect for:

• Web use - Scalable, interactive, small file size
• Documentation - GitHub, GitLab, Notion, etc.
• Design tools - Figma, Sketch, Illustrator
• Code documentation - Docusaurus, VitePress, etc.

Converting to PNG

If you need PNG for specific use cases, you can convert the SVG:

Online tools:

• SVG to PNG
• CloudConvert

Command line (requires additional tools):

• ImageMagick: convert output.svg output.png
• Node.js with sharp: sharp('output.svg').png().toFile('output.png')

Infographic Syntax

Learn more about the declarative infographic syntax at antvis/Infographic.

See Also

• AntV Infographic - The core library
• Infographic Documentation - Official documentation
• Infographic Editor - Online examples

License

MIT © 2026 lyw405

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a list of changes in each version.