Diagram Software and Libraries

Software

• Gliffy

  • https://www.gliffy.com/
  • Diagramming software (not free)
  • Has Confluence plugin

Libraries

• Mermaid.js

  • https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/
  • A JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions to create and modify diagrams dynamically.
  • https://medium.com/better-programming/making-diagrams-fun-again-with-mermaid-8a2c9ea3e471
  • Live Editor: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/
  • Cheat Sheet: https://jojozhuang.github.io/tutorial/mermaid-cheat-sheet

• Kroki

  • https://kroki.io/
  • Creates diagrams from textual descriptions.
  • Provides and API to generate diagrams for several diagramming libraries including Mermaid.js
  • Diagram Types: https://docs.kroki.io/kroki/diagrams-types/
  • Examples: https://kroki.io/examples.html
  • Run as a Docker container: https://docs.kroki.io/kroki/setup/install/