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blockdiag vs Pencil Project

A side-by-side look at blockdiag and Pencil Project. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

blockdiag

blockdiag

Development

blockdiag is an open-source Python library and command-line tool that generates block-style diagram images from simple text files. It supports multiple diagram types like block diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and more.

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Pencil Project

Pencil Project

Development

Pencil Project is a free and open source GUI prototyping and mockup tool. It allows users to create wireframes and prototypes for software interfaces and websites quickly and easily, without programming knowledge.

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