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I used to generate most of my diagrams in PlantUML[0], but recently found that my not-taking app, Joplin[1], has Mermaid built in.

PlantUML has the benefit that you can include it in your builds, e.g. parse any .plantuml files in `make doc` or in your CI.

But I like Mermaid more: its easier to read, less quirky and easily integratable in the markdown (or note-taking apps) without the need for extra build steps.

[0] https://plantuml.com/ [1] https://joplinapp.org/



Dendron[1] note taking extension for VS Code has Mermaid support builtin to its markdown renderer as well.

That's how I recently found that Mermaid can't handle graphs with no flow https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/1227

[1] https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/ba97866b-889f-4ac6-86e7-bb2d97...




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