
Mermaid addresses this problem by enabling users to create easily modifiable diagrams. The main purpose of Mermaid is to help documentation catch up with development.ĭoc-Rot is a Catch-22 that Mermaid helps to solve.ĭiagramming and documentation costs precious developer time and gets outdated quickly.īut not having diagrams or docs ruins productivity and hurts organizational learning.

Mermaid is a JavaScript-based diagramming and charting tool that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify complex diagrams.

Thanks to all involved, people committing pull requests, people answering questions! 🙏 🏆 Mermaid was nominated and won the JS Open Source Awards (2019) in the category "The most exciting use of technology"!!! 📖 Documentation | 🚀 Getting Started | 🌐 CDN | 🙌 Join Us Generate diagrams from markdown-like text.
