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Compare the syntax and renders of various languages that produce
diagrams from text.
Basic
Wiiu
Containers
Shapes
Trees
Chess
Icons
Tables
Sequence
Text
Code

Basic: An example of the most basic diagramming functions: create a
box, give it a label, connect it to another box, label that
connection. It also demonstrates shorthand ID substitution, if it
exists in the syntax.

1st language
D2

1hello
2w: world
3
4hello -> w: there

2nd language
plantuml PlantUML

1@startuml
2
3[hello]
4[world] as w
5
6[hello] -> w: there
7
8@enduml

Features
1st language
D2
2nd language
plantuml PlantUML
Open source
License
MPL 2.0
GPL 3.0
Downloadable CLI
Server-side execution
Container edges
Released in
2022
2009
Maintanence
Compiler language
Go
Java
Editor support
Creator-made extensions for VSCode and Vim
Community-made extensions for VSCode, Vim, Atom
Themes
Friendly error messages
Images & Icons
Any URL
Sequence diagrams
SQL tables
Markdown
Code snippets
Accessibility
Autoformat

                                      1st language     2nd language
              Features                     D2            plantuml
                                                         PlantUML
Open source: The language is free
and open-source.Open source
License: The license that governs    MPL 2.0         GPL 3.0
terms of usage.License
Downloadable CLI: Is a runnable
download available (if not, it
requires building from source).
Downloadable CLI
Server-side execution: Can the
language render diagrams without a
browser.Server-side execution
Container edges: Edges going from or
to containers is very popular in
software architecture diagrams.
Container edges
Released in: First year of public    2022            2009
releaseReleased in
Maintanence: Is the language
actively maintainedMaintanence
Compiler language: The language it   Go              Java
is implemented inCompiler language
Editor support: The state of editor  Creator-made    Community-made
support for the languageEditor       extensions for  extensions for
support                              VSCode and Vim  VSCode, Vim,
                                                     Atom
Themes: Configurable themes for
diagramsThemes
Friendly error messages: Not just
"syntax error"Friendly error
messages
Images & Icons: What are the
available options for including      Any URL
images and iconsImages & Icons
Sequence diagrams: The best part of
UMLSequence diagrams
SQL tables: Support for
Entity-Relational-Diagrams (ERD)SQL
tables
Markdown: Use Markdown for text
objects in the diagramMarkdown
Code snippets: Render
syntax-highlighted code snippetsCode
snippets
Accessibility: Support for
accessibility options like
description tags for screen readers
Accessibility
Autoformat: Language tooling to
autoformat a fileAutoformat

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