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Ask HN: What do you use to create diagrams?

61 points ttd | 1 comments | 12 Mar 25 14:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.228s | 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

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argoeris ◴[12 Mar 25 16:11 UTC] No.43344747[source]▶
I use http://multiplayer.app/

It connects to your system using OpenTelemetry and it lets you automatically document all the components, dependencies, APIs, etc. I prefer it to static, drag and drop whiteboards because I get immediate visibility without having to waste time moving boxes and arrows.

(Of course you can still create sketches if you want, but the real value is in getting the information you need immediately)

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1. Terretta ◴[13 Mar 25 19:13 UTC] No.43356363[source]▶
Such a shame products like this hide features behind Call Us or Let's Chat buttons. Just let people buy it.