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Mermaid

A tool for generating diagrams such as flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more from text, in a similar manner to markdown syntax. This tool is particularly useful for visualizing complex processes and information in an accessible and easy-to-understand format.

Mermaid is built in TypeScript, distributed under the MIT License, 87.3k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release mermaid@11.14.0.

When to use Mermaid

Mermaid is listed here as a Visualization project. The directory calls out Text-to-diagram conversion, Supports various diagram types including flowcharts and sequence diagrams, Markdown-like syntax as capabilities associated with it.

Other recorded traits for Mermaid include Enhances documentation with visual elements, Web and self-hosted options.

Besides Visualization, this page also files Mermaid under Documentation, Tools.

Mermaid compared with

Records in this directory name PlantUML, Graphviz, Draw.io as products people compare with Mermaid. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Mermaid replaces each of them.

What the Mermaid stats reflect

GitHub currently shows 87.3k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 8.9k forks, 1.6k open issues, latest tracked release mermaid@11.14.0. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.

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Language
TypeScript
Latest Release
mermaid@11.14.0
License
MIT License

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Key features of Mermaid

  • Text-to-diagram conversion
  • Supports various diagram types including flowcharts and sequence diagrams
  • Markdown-like syntax
  • Enhances documentation with visual elements
  • Web and self-hosted options

Recorded alternatives to Mermaid

PlantUML Graphviz Draw.io

Mermaid on GitHub

Stars
87.3k
Contributors
100
Open Issues
1.6k
Forks
8.9k

Frequently asked questions

What is Mermaid?

A tool for generating diagrams such as flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more from text, in a similar manner to markdown syntax. This tool is particularly useful for visualizing complex processes and information in an accessible and easy-to-understand format. This directory highlights Text-to-diagram conversion, Supports various diagram types including flowcharts and sequence diagrams, Markdown-like syntax.

Is Mermaid free to use?

Mermaid is published as open source under the MIT License. The directory lists Text-to-diagram conversion, Supports various diagram types including flowcharts and sequence diagrams, Markdown-like syntax among its recorded capabilities.

What language is Mermaid written in, and what is the latest release?

Mermaid is written primarily in TypeScript. The latest release tracked on this page is mermaid@11.14.0.

How widely is Mermaid used on GitHub?

Mermaid has about 87.3k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 8.9k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.

What do people compare Mermaid with?

This directory records PlantUML, Graphviz, Draw.io as comparison points for Mermaid.

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