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Kroki

Unified API that renders diagrams from many text formats, including PlantUML, Mermaid, Graphviz and D2.

Website GitHub
GitHub stars
4.4K
Commits, last 12 months
204
Contributors
84
Last commit
Latest release
v0.32.1Aug 12, 2026

Overview

Kroki is an open-source diagram-as-code tool released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 4,358 stars, 321 forks, and 84 contributors. It is actively developed with 204 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.32.1, was published on Aug 12, 2026.

Its GitHub description: Creates diagrams from textual descriptions!

GitHub topics: diagramstextimagesapierdc4plantumlumlditaablockdiaggraphvizsvgbob

Development activity

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

02040 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
02040 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
204 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 20250
Nov 20252
Dec 202532
Jan 20260
Feb 202624
Mar 202614
Apr 20265
May 20266
Jun 202633
Jul 202624
Aug 202637
Sep 202627

Popularity among Diagrams as code

Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K Kroki 4.4K
Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K Kroki 4.4K
GitHub stars for Kroki and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Mermaid90,531
Diagrams42,673
D225,564
PlantUML13,352
Markmap13,147
flowchart.js8,700
Kroki4,358

Alternatives to Kroki

  • Mermaid

    Generate diagrams and flowcharts from markdown-like text definitions, with a live editor.

    90.5K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • Diagrams

    Diagram as code in Python for prototyping cloud system architectures.

    42.7K starsPythonMIT

  • D2

    Declarative diagram scripting language that turns text into diagrams.

    25.6K starsGoMPL-2.0

  • PlantUML

    Generates UML, Gantt, mind map and other diagrams from plain text.

    13.4K starsJavaLGPL-3.0

  • Markmap

    Builds interactive mind maps from Markdown.

    13.1K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • flowchart.js

    Draws SVG flowcharts from a textual description.

    8.7K starsJavaScriptMIT

Kroki FAQ

Is Kroki open source?

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

Is Kroki still maintained?

Yes. Kroki is actively developed, with 204 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 6 days ago.

What are the best alternatives to Kroki?

The most popular alternatives listed in Diagrams as code are Mermaid, Diagrams, and D2. See the full ranking.

What language is Kroki written in?

Kroki is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 4, 2026.