3/30/2026 at 12:11:10 PM
Huge fan of https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid, not the prettiest things but enough to scratch the itch.by 1a527dd5
3/30/2026 at 11:13:51 PM
You know you can just paste mermaid into excalidraw?It has a mermaid WYSIWYG editor and once the diagram is inserted you can edit it, move objects, add text just like you had drawn it directly in excalidraw.
I usually enter mermaid and then move things around to my liking rather than drawing from scratch.
You can also paste csv in, it's been a while since I've done it but I think it even generates a chart.
by jcul
3/30/2026 at 12:17:15 PM
Author here: I use mermaid lot as well and for some things like process flows, and to model interactions it it outrules excalidraw and posts will follow where i need exactly that. but to visualize things high level i find excalidraw way nicer.by mlysk
3/31/2026 at 5:08:53 AM
Mermaid is awesome, since it has broad support, can be committed to repos, and can be created and edited very easily by LLMs.by therealdrag0
3/30/2026 at 9:48:00 PM
I made it so that anyone who writes mermaid in HN comments, can see it inline comments, when the OJ extension is installed.by latchkey