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Show HN: GUI for editing Mermaid class diagrams

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161 points knsv | 3 comments | 17 Jan 25 15:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
1. sergius ◴[17 Jan 25 17:51 UTC] No.42741128[source]▶
With Draw.io embedding Mermaid diagrams and plug-ins available for VSCode and other IDEs, why is this so special?
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2. lgas ◴[17 Jan 25 17:59 UTC] No.42741230[source]▶
Competition is good for innovation and choice is good for everyone. Does it need to be special?
3. akshatha1017 ◴[17 Jan 25 21:24 UTC] No.42743419[source]▶
Hi! I'm Akshatha from the Product team at Mermaid Chart :)

While Draw.io's integration with Mermaid and the availability of plug-ins for VSCode and other IDEs are great, they primarily support programmatic editing of diagrams. What sets Mermaid Chart apart is its bi-directional editing capability. You can edit the code to update the diagram and make changes directly to the diagram, which will automatically reflect in the code.

Currently, this two-way editing functionality is available for class diagrams and flowcharts, but we're excited to expand it to other popular diagram types in the future. Stay tuned!