Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Knotend – a keyboard-driven flowchart editor
Hey all, I made knotend [0] because I wanted a flowchart editor that was keyboard-driven and super fast. I was tired of dragging boxes around on a canvas. You may have seen knotend around here before when I wrote an initial blog post [1] about why I wanted a new kind of flowchart editor. Thank you to everyone who has given me feedback here on HN! Since that blog post I’ve been working hard to get to a v1 which I’m showing now. You can use the free version without having to sign up for an account. I would love your feedback! What makes knotend different is two main things: 1) The nodes are…
Knotend is a keyboard-driven flowchart editor designed for users who want to create diagrams quickly without dragging boxes around a canvas. It features grid-constrained nodes that enable keyboard-centric navigation… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Knotend – a keyboard-driven flowchart editor launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey HN, I made this because I wanted a fast editing experience when making flowcharts. Other tools (bottom)require clicking and dragging (or editing code). Knotend is keyboard centric and is supposed to feel more like editing a doc than dragging around boxes and arrows. I've tested in on safari and chrome desktop. Its difficult to use on mobile but you can view existing charts. I'd appreciate your feedback on how you use it, the design, any bugs etc. Thank you. Prior art - https://mermaid-js.github.io/ - Confluence (Atlassian) - draw.io - excalidraw EDIT: fixed the bug on…
2021 · knotend.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · code2flow.com · its alternatives →
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node-based editor for exploring, analyzing and transforming data without code
2021 · datablocks.pro · its alternatives →
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This is a recent addition to Vexlio which I think the HN crowd may find interesting or useful. TL;DR: easy creation of interactive diagrams, meaning diagrams that have mouse click/hover hooks that you can use to display pop-up content. The end result can be shared with a no-sign-in-required web link. My thought is that this is useful for system docs, onboarding or user guides, presentations, etc. Anything where there is a high-level view that should remain uncluttered + important metadata or details that still need to be available somewhere. You can try it out without signing up for…
2017 · vexlio.com · its alternatives →
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Mark▲358Create flowcharts & diagrams in seconds powered by AI
2017 · apps.apple.com · 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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Create and export interactive Lottie animations easily
2024 · lottielab.com · its alternatives →
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After Effects for the web, built on Lottie
Jul 2026 · creator.lottiefiles.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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Lottie Editor▲303The easiest way to edit Lottie animations
2023 · lottiefiles.com · its alternatives →
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Flowbite WYSIWYG▲349Open-source text editor with Tailwind CSS
2024 · flowbite.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, we’re building Haystack Editor (https://haystackeditor.com/), a canvas-based IDE that automates the boring stuff (plumbing, refactoring, and finding code) so that you can focus on the exciting parts of software development! You can see a quick overview of Haystack at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2uZnR5D_cc! (It's currently only on Mac OS but we're working on Linux and Windows. Edit: just added a Linux download!) Haystack was born out of our frustrations with working in large and mature codebases, specifically with navigating and editing functional…
2024 · haystackeditor.com · its alternatives →
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Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…
2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →
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Flowkit▲296Sketch library for user flows/content maps/annotations
2017 · useflowkit.com · its alternatives →
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Flowkit 3.0▲296User flows right inside your favorite design tool
2019 · useflowkit.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! Flowtide is a project I have been working on for about 2 months now. It is a customizable new tab page for Firefox or Chrome. By default, it is configured to have a minimal amount of features, but it can be configured to include a clock, to-do list, or even soundscapes. Install: https://flowtide.app/ GitHub: https://github.com/thingbomb/flowtide
2024 · flowtide.app · its alternatives →
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A customizable Svelte component for building node-based editors and interactive diagrams
2023 · svelteflow.dev · its alternatives →
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Free flowcharts constructor for Figma & Sketch
2019 · izumi-sushi.com · its alternatives →
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The minimal javascript library to create flowcharts ✨ - alyssaxuu/flowy
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Create flowcharts from Notion databases
2023 · notion.vip · its alternatives →
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