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Dev tools · April 21, 2021

ERDiagram

Generate the SQL script and classes code of your ER model

ERDiagram launched on April 21, 2021 with 68 votes, #836 of 3,754 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

ERDiagram is a tool that allows you to define an entity-relationship model using a simple DSL, then generate the database creation script, OOP classes, and much more. This is an open-source project that is currently searching for some community feedback.

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