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Ask HN: What do you use to create diagrams?

61 points ttd | 3 comments | 12 Mar 25 14:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.277s | source

I've been working on a diagramming tool [1] and wanted to get some thoughts from people who regularly make architecture and other technical diagrams. I know my own experiences but I'm quite curious to hear others.

I'm guessing for a lot of people draw.io and Excalidraw are probably the go-to. If you use draw.io (or something else), what do you like about it, or what do you wish was better?

[1] - https://app.vexlio.com/ for the curious

1. cj ◴[12 Mar 25 14:22 UTC] No.43343568[source]▶
Lucidchart has worked well for me in the past, with built in AWS icon packs.
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2. ecocentrik ◴[12 Mar 25 14:27 UTC] No.43343624[source]▶
Seconded, very comprehensive paid tool that's been around for a while and works very well.
3. ttd ◴[12 Mar 25 15:12 UTC] No.43344121[source]▶
Do you use your AWS infra diagrams primarily as internal documentation? Or, where else do they end up?