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DiagrammeR

Graph and network diagrams in R, rendered with Graphviz and mermaid.

Website GitHubCRAN
GitHub stars
1.7K
CRAN downloads / week
11.6K
Commits, last 12 months
22
Contributors
34
Last commit
Latest release
v1.0.12Apr 27, 2026

Overview

DiagrammeR is an open-source R visualization package released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 1,745 stars, 244 forks, and 34 contributors. It is maintained with 22 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on Apr 27, 2026. The latest release, v1.0.12, was published on Apr 27, 2026. On CRAN it is downloaded about 11.6K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Graph and network visualization using tabular data in R

GitHub topics: rnetwork-graphgraphvisualizationproperty-graphgraph-functions

Install

CRAN
install.packages("DiagrammeR")
v1.0.12

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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Popularity among R data visualization packages

ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K DiagrammeR 1.7K
ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K DiagrammeR 1.7K
GitHub stars for DiagrammeR and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ggplot27,005
Shiny5,694
plotly (R)2,682
patchwork2,615
ggstatsplot2,207
rayshader2,182
DiagrammeR1,745

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    2.2K starsRMIT

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DiagrammeR FAQ

Is DiagrammeR open source?

Yes. DiagrammeR is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is DiagrammeR still maintained?

Mostly. DiagrammeR had 22 commits in the last 12 months; the latest was on Apr 27, 2026.

How do I install DiagrammeR?

From CRAN: install.packages("DiagrammeR").

What are the best alternatives to DiagrammeR?

The most popular alternatives listed in R data visualization packages are ggplot2, Shiny, and plotly (R). See the full ranking.

What language is DiagrammeR written in?

DiagrammeR is primarily written in R, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, CRAN. Updated Oct 4, 2026.