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Indie Diagrams tools

8 diagrams products built by independent developers and small teams.

Looking to replace something? Lucidchart · Microsoft Visio · Mermaid

Cacoo

Online diagram and flowchart maker

Collaborative online diagramming tool from Nulab for flowcharts, wireframes and network diagrams.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Creately

Visual workspace for diagrams and planning

Online diagramming and whiteboard tool with templates for flowcharts, org charts and mind maps.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Flowchart Fun

Make flowcharts from text

Web app that turns indented text into flowcharts and diagrams.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Mermaid Chart

Collaborative Mermaid diagram editor

Diagramming platform from the Mermaid creators with visual editing, AI and collaboration on Mermaid diagrams.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Mermaid Live Editor

Create diagrams from text in the browser

Online editor for writing Mermaid diagram code and previewing flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more.

Free · Web · Website ↗

Napkin AI

Turn text into visuals and diagrams

AI tool that generates editable diagrams, charts and infographics from text.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Swimlanes.io

Sequence diagrams from text

Web tool for creating sequence diagrams from a simple text syntax.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

yEd Graph Editor

Free desktop diagram editor with auto-layout

Desktop application for creating diagrams such as flowcharts, org charts and network diagrams with automatic layouts.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

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