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LikeC4

Architecture-as-code language and tools that generate live, interactive diagrams.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
5.8K
npm downloads / week
133.6K
Commits, last 12 months
1,831
Contributors
61
Last commit
Latest release
v1.59.4Sep 21, 2026

Overview

LikeC4 is an open-source diagram-as-code tool released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 5,809 stars, 395 forks, and 61 contributors. It is actively developed with 1,831 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v1.59.4, was published on Sep 21, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 133.6K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Visualize, collaborate, and evolve the software architecture with always actual and live diagrams from your code

GitHub topics: architecturearchitecture-as-codec4diagrams

Install

npm
npm install likec4
v1.59.4

Development activity

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

0200400 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
0200400 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
1,831 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 2025139
Nov 2025168
Dec 2025222
Jan 2026151
Feb 2026373
Mar 2026232
Apr 2026149
May 202676
Jun 202696
Jul 2026124
Aug 202627
Sep 202674

Popularity among Diagrams as code

Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K LikeC4 5.8K
Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K LikeC4 5.8K
GitHub stars for LikeC4 and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Mermaid90,531
Diagrams42,673
D225,564
PlantUML13,352
Markmap13,147
flowchart.js8,700
LikeC45,809

Alternatives to LikeC4

  • 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

LikeC4 FAQ

Is LikeC4 open source?

Yes. LikeC4 is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is LikeC4 still maintained?

Yes. LikeC4 is actively developed, with 1,831 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 13 days ago.

How do I install LikeC4?

From npm: npm install likec4.

What are the best alternatives to LikeC4?

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

What language is LikeC4 written in?

LikeC4 is primarily written in TypeScript, according to GitHub.

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