Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Figure
A vs code extension for creating diagrams and sketches
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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This unofficial extension integrates Draw.io (also known as diagrams.net) into VS Code. - vscode-drawio/README.md at 14209ad462028cbf7013bc8e094bf0fc6e811d30 · hediet/vscode-drawio
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An extension for VS Code that visualizes data during debugging. - vscode-debug-visualizer/extension at master · hediet/vscode-debug-visualizer
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi all! TikZ is a widely-used LaTeX package for drawing figures in papers. It uses commands like \draw[->] (0,0) -- (1,2); to draw lines, shapes, text, etc. Academics usually code up their figures by hand, so there is lots of twiddling around with the coordinates and recompiling until things look nice. I guess it’s a bit like SVG, but it’s more code than markup, for example it has loops with \foreach. I built an open-source WYSIWYG TikZ editor (available for web and desktop) that allows you to edit your TikZ source code visually by dragging and resizing elements. It simultaneously shows the…
Jun 2026 · tikz.dev · its alternatives →
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In the past I've used declarative diagram generation tools like Mermaid.js a lot for quickly drawing up things but for presentations or deliverables I find that I have to then move the generated diagrams over to a tool like Lucidchart which allows full control of the organization and customization. Therefore I am now working on this to combine the benefits of both into just one tool which can do both functions. The project is certainly in the early stages but if you find yourself making architecture diagrams I'd love to hear your thoughts on the idea or even a Github issue for a feature…
Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An official collection of Sketch extensions & plugins
2016 · sketch.com · its alternatives →
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Flow▲409Animate Sketch designs and generate production-ready code.
2017 · createwithflow.com · its alternatives →
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Diagrams for Mac▲196A diagram editor for visualizing structures and processes
2020 · diagrams.app · its alternatives →
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Charts▲348The most comprehensive collection of charts for Sketch
2019 · charts.graphics · its alternatives →
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Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams - excalidraw/excalidraw
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sketch2scheme▲208Convert hand-drawn diagrams into digital schemes
2024 · sketch2scheme.com · its alternatives →
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Create beautiful user flow charts, sitemaps and wireframes
2020 · antforfigma.com · its alternatives →
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Add sketches to all your docs, wiki, notes and projects
2021 · slite.com · its alternatives →
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UX UI Doc Kit▲182Free kit to improve your UX/UI workflow in Sketch & Figma
2020 · tetrisly.com · its alternatives →
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I'm enthralled with using pen plotters to make generative art. Last August at SIGGRAPH, I built an interactive experience for others to see how code can be used to make visual art. The linked blog post is my trials and tribulations of linking a MIDI controller to one of these algorithms and sending its output to a plotter, so that people may witness the end-to-end experience.
2024 · lostpixels.io · its alternatives →
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Excalideck is an app for authoring slide decks that look hand-drawn.
2021 · excalideck.com · its alternatives →
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Enhance your design workflow by creating a Sketch plugin
2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →
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UX Power Tools▲232The Infinite UI Kit: Sketch components, styles & symbols.
2016 · uxpower.tools · its alternatives →
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Your Sketch workflow, reimagined
2018 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, It has been a while since I contributed to the web, so I decided to get back in shape and publish "something". This app is a POC of "what if diagrams were more dynamic". I'm a software engineer by trade, and with conventional tools, I often times struggle to explain flows of data in complex software systems. I got inspired by video games like The Incredible Machine and Factorio, as in some ways, software systems tend to become Rube Goldberg-esque machines ;) As a side quest, I also wanted to craft diagrams faster than text-based tools (ex: mermaid), as I am always forgetting their…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Excalidraw▲103Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams
2020 · excalidraw.com · its alternatives →
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Angle 4▲146Create presentations with a library for Figma, Sketch and XD
2021 · angle.sh · its alternatives →
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PaintCode 3▲187Turn drawings into code with PaintCode 3.
2016 · paintcodeapp.com · its alternatives →
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