# Mermaid

> Diagrams from Markdown-like text

Write flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts and more as text and render them as SVG. Supported natively by GitHub and many docs tools.

- Source: https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid
- Homepage: https://mermaid.ai/open-source/
- License: MIT
- Language: TypeScript
- Stars: 90525
- Forks: 9320
- Contributors: 724
- Last commit: 2026-10-02
- Latest release: @mermaid-js/tiny@12.1.0 (2026-10-02)
- Purpose: Self-hosted apps, Design & creative, Notes & docs
- Runs on: Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 87/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 25/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 15/15
- Readiness: 12/15

## Alternatives

- [Material for MkDocs](https://diggithub.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material.md): Documentation that simply works
- [docsify](https://diggithub.com/docsifyjs/docsify.md): Documentation site generator
- [reveal.js](https://diggithub.com/hakimel/reveal.js.md): HTML presentation framework

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/mermaid-js/mermaid
Updated: 2026-10-04