folder2dot

What is folder2dot?

folder2dot is a mini-application for Mac OS X that generates a ‘dot’ file from a dropped folder.

How do I use it?

Drag-and-drop a folder onto the folder2dot icon. A ‘dot’ file will be created in the same location as the dropped folder.

A ‘dot’ file is the source file for a diagram (in the DOT language). Diagrams can then be generated using the Graphviz graph drawing tools (including the Macintosh port of Graphviz).

Example output

This is an example diagram produced from this 'dot' file generated by folder2dot.

Download

Download folder2dot: folder2dot-0.2.1.dmg (94.6KB).

Source code is available from the Google Code project page.

Version history

• 0.2.1 (2007-04-01)
  • Fixed an Applescript error displaying Growl notifications.
• 0.2 (2004-10-29)
  • Graphs display the value of the <title> tag for files ending in ‘.html’ or ‘.htm’.
  • Can now drop multiple folders (creates one ‘dot’ file for each dropped folder).
  • Support for Growl notifications when a dot file is successfully created.
  • Smaller download.
• 0.1 (2004-09-26)
  • Initial Release

Acknowledgements

• Inspired by urlgreyhot's GraphViz Site Map Generator.
• Application wrapper created with Sveinbjorn Thordarson's nifty Platypus tool (donate) (Version 0.1 only).
• Dialogs are handled by CocoaDialog (Version 0.1 only).