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Pele

Small, dependency-free renderer that turns Mermaid diagrams into SVG, from Obsidian.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
4K
npm downloads / week
1.1M
Commits, last 12 months
424
Contributors
12
Last commit
Latest release
1.13.0Oct 31, 2026

Overview

Pele is an open-source diagram-as-code tool released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 3,979 stars, 120 forks, and 12 contributors. It is actively developed with 424 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 1.13.0, was published on Oct 31, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 1.1M times per week.

Its GitHub description: Renders Mermaid diagrams faster than you'd run from a volcano! 🌋

GitHub topics: chartsmermaidmermaid-diagramsmermaidjsdiagrammingdiagrams

Install

npm
npm install pele
v1.12.0

Development activity

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

0200400600 Nov 2025 Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
0200400600 Nov 2025 Feb 2026 May Aug
424 commits from Nov 2025 to Oct 2026.
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Oct 2026424

Popularity among Diagrams as code

Mermaid 91K Diagrams 42.8K D2 25.8K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.2K flowchart.js 8.7K Pele 4K
Mermaid 91K Diagrams 42.8K D2 25.8K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.2K flowchart.js 8.7K Pele 4K
GitHub stars for Pele and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Mermaid90,955
Diagrams42,773
D225,774
PlantUML13,390
Markmap13,211
flowchart.js8,695
Pele3,979

Alternatives to Pele

  • Mermaid

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

    91K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • Diagrams

    Diagram as code in Python for prototyping cloud system architectures.

    42.8K starsPythonMIT

  • D2

    Declarative diagram scripting language that turns text into diagrams.

    25.8K 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.

    13.2K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • flowchart.js

    Draws SVG flowcharts from a textual description.

    8.7K starsJavaScriptMIT

Pele FAQ

Is Pele open source?

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

Is Pele still maintained?

Yes. Pele is actively developed, with 424 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit yesterday.

How do I install Pele?

From npm: npm install pele.

What are the best alternatives to Pele?

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

What language is Pele written in?

Pele is primarily written in TypeScript, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, npm. Updated Nov 1, 2026.