Mermaid AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Diagram Editors

The best Diagram Editor alternative to Mermaid is yEd Graph Editor, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Mermaid and 13 are Diagram Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Diagram Editor alternatives to Mermaid are PlantUML, quiver diagram editor, Graphviz and Kroki.

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  1. yEd Graph Editor icon

    yEd Graph Editor

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    yEd is a powerful diagram editor that can be used to quickly create diagrams manually or import external data for analysis and auto-magically arrange even large data sets by just pressing a button. You can use yEd to quickly create flow charts, BPMN and UML diagrams...

    117 yEd Graph Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Mermaid.

    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular free alternative to Mermaid.

    • yEd Graph Editor is Free and ProprietaryMermaid is Free and Open Source
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    PlantUML

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    PlantUML is an open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others.

    115 PlantUML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.
     
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    Maxim Kamalov
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    Both can be integrated into markdown files.

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    • PlantUML is the most popular Android alternative to Mermaid.

    • PlantUML is the most popular Open Source alternative to Mermaid.

    • PlantUML is Free and Open SourceMermaid is also Free and Open Source
  4. quiver diagram editor icon

    quiver diagram editor

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    Efficient web-based tool for constructing high-quality commutative diagrams. Offers LaTeX export with embedded links, intuitive interface supporting both mouse and keyboard inputs, and features like multiple selections, macro support, and smart label alignment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  5. Graphviz icon

    Graphviz

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    Graphviz is open source graph visualization software. Graph visualization is a way of representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks. It has important applications in networking, bioinformatics, software engineering, database and web design...

    56 Graphviz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
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    Maxim Kamalov
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    Mermaid is more about diagrams that follow strict conventions (like UML diagrams). Graphviz is more about graphs that don't bother with conventions.

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    • Graphviz is Free and Open SourceMermaid is also Free and Open Source
  6. Kroki icon

    Kroki

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    Creates diagrams from textual descriptions! It provides a unified API with support for BlockDiag, BPMN, Bytefield, C4 (with PlantUML), Ditaa, Erd, GraphViz, Mermaid, Nomnoml, PlantUML, SvgBob, UMLet, Vega, Vega-Lite, WaveDrom.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Kroki is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Mermaid.

    • Kroki is Free and Open SourceMermaid is also Free and Open Source
  7. Visual Paradigm icon

    Visual Paradigm

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    Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a UML design tool and UML CASE tool designed to aid software development. VP-UML supports key modeling standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.4, SysML, ERD, DFD, BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate 2.0, etc.

    81 Visual Paradigm alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. DHTMLX icon

    DHTMLX

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    DHTMLX is a set of JavaScript UI components for speeding up web app development. It offers ready-made widgets for project management apps, ERP and CRM systems, healthcare, educational, and financial software solutions. DHTMLX supports React, Angular, and Vue.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    React Gantt Chart component by DHTMLX
     
  10. Penrose icon

    Penrose

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    Penrose is a platform that enables people to create beautiful diagrams just by typing mathematical notation in plain text. The goal is to make it easy for non-experts to create and explore high-quality diagrams and provide deeper insight into challenging technical concepts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Umbrello icon

    Umbrello

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    Umbrello is a Unified Modelling Language (UML) modelling tool and code generator. It can create diagrams of software and other systems in the industry-standard UML format, and can also generate code from UML diagrams in a variety of programming languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    ChartDB

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    Open source diagram editor for visualizing full database schemas via a single query in seconds, supporting MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and SQLite, with AI-driven DDL export, image download, attractive sharing options, and advanced editing features.

    20 ChartDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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  13. Diagramly icon

    Diagramly

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    Diagramly is an innovative tool that uses AI to convert text descriptions or images into editable diagram code. It supports popular formats like Mermaid and ZenUML, allowing users to easily create and maintain professional diagrams.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  14. PhotoDiagram icon

    PhotoDiagram

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    PhotoDiagram allows you to generate clean SVG diagrams from photos of your drawn diagrams on paper. Easily upload and convert your diagrams.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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