This is such a helpful and timely list! I've been struggling to find the right tool for a new project, and seeing them all categorized like this is a lifesaver. I'm especially excited to dive into the AI tools section. I just found a great online, and combining that with the potential of AI generators feels like the future. Can't wait to see how this tech evolves and makes our lives easier. Thanks for putting this together! https://mermaidviewer.com/
I’ve been working on a solution to this problem and created a tool focused on improving developer productivity — AI Diagram Maker - http://aidiagrammaker.com/
Instead of dragging, dropping, or writing code, you can just describe your system in plain English, and it instantly generates a clean, styled architecture diagram. You can then refine it conversationally (e.g., “make this a sequence diagram”), or, if you prefer more control, edit the underlying diagram-as-code (D2) directly.
The goal is to make communicating design ideas effortless — without spending hours aligning arrows or tweaking layouts.
Would love for you to try it out, and if you think it’s useful for your readers, I’d be verfy thankful if you’d consider adding it to your list.
This is such a helpful and timely list! I've been struggling to find the right tool for a new project, and seeing them all categorized like this is a lifesaver. I'm especially excited to dive into the AI tools section. I just found a great online, and combining that with the potential of AI generators feels like the future. Can't wait to see how this tech evolves and makes our lives easier. Thanks for putting this together! https://mermaidviewer.com/
I wrote an article on the use of plantuml for Aws and Kubernetes at https://open.substack.com/pub/cloudnativeengineer/p/enhancing-software-design-with-diagrams?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=23gwx
I’ve been working on a solution to this problem and created a tool focused on improving developer productivity — AI Diagram Maker - http://aidiagrammaker.com/
Instead of dragging, dropping, or writing code, you can just describe your system in plain English, and it instantly generates a clean, styled architecture diagram. You can then refine it conversationally (e.g., “make this a sequence diagram”), or, if you prefer more control, edit the underlying diagram-as-code (D2) directly.
The goal is to make communicating design ideas effortless — without spending hours aligning arrows or tweaking layouts.
Would love for you to try it out, and if you think it’s useful for your readers, I’d be verfy thankful if you’d consider adding it to your list.
I don't see visual paradigm or sparx enterprise architect that conforms to industry standards
Thanks ! a lot . A much needed article
I mostly used excalidraw but I am going to checkout the book on communication patterns. Hoping to get better at thinking visually.
excalidraw is my favourite too. Trying our the IntelliJ plugin for it