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Mermaid vs Opencast

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

Mermaid

Mermaid

Development

Mermaid is an open-source tool that allows you to create diagrams and visualizations using text and code. It is designed to integrate with documentation sites and wikis to add charts and graphs through a simple markdown-inspired script language. The key benefit is the ability to generate complex diagrams that are portable, themeable, and easy to edit programmatically.

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Opencast

Opencast

Education & Reference

Opencast is an open source software for managing, encoding, and distributing academic video content. It enables educational organizations to schedule, manage, encode, and publish videos and podcasts of lectures and events.

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