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Mermaid vs StarUML

A side-by-side look at Mermaid and StarUML. 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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StarUML

StarUML

Development

StarUML is an open-source UML modeling tool for software developers. It supports all standard UML 2.x diagrams and can generate code frameworks. StarUML runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS.

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