d2 VS diagrams

Compare d2 vs diagrams and see what are their differences.

d2

D2 is a modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams. (by terrastruct)

diagrams

:art: Diagram as Code for prototyping cloud system architectures (by mingrammer)
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d2 diagrams
92 110
15,837 34,870
3.4% -
9.8 6.2
11 days ago 13 days ago
Go Python
Mozilla Public License 2.0 MIT License
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d2

Posts with mentions or reviews of d2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-26.

diagrams

Posts with mentions or reviews of diagrams. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-25.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing d2 and diagrams you can also consider the following projects:

mermaid - Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown

c4-draw.io - Draw.io template/diagram containing C4 Model shapes. Drawio Diagrams.net

C4-PlantUML - C4-PlantUML combines the benefits of PlantUML and the C4 model for providing a simple way of describing and communicate software architectures

Graphviz - Simple Python interface for Graphviz

d3 - Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. :bar_chart::chart_with_upwards_trend::tada:

obsidian-excalidraw-plugin - A plugin to edit and view Excalidraw drawings in Obsidian

Mermaid - Edit, preview and share mermaid charts/diagrams. New implementation of the live editor.

pygraphviz - Python interface to Graphviz graph drawing package

mermaid-cli - Command line tool for the Mermaid library

excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

plantuml - Generate diagrams from textual description

vscode-drawio - This unofficial extension integrates Draw.io (also known as diagrams.net) into VS Code.