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WaveDrom

Draws timing diagrams and waveforms from simple textual descriptions.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
3.5K
npm downloads / week
55.6K
Commits, last 12 months
12
Contributors
15
Last commit
Latest release
v2.1.2May 28, 2019

Overview

WaveDrom is an open-source diagram-as-code tool released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 3,501 stars, 422 forks, and 15 contributors. It is actively developed with 12 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v2.1.2, was published on May 28, 2019. On npm it is downloaded about 55.6K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Digital timing diagram rendering engine

GitHub topics: svgdiagramhacktoberfest

Install

npm
npm install wavedrom
v3.7.0

Development activity

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

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12 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Popularity among Diagrams as code

Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K WaveDrom 3.5K
Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K WaveDrom 3.5K
GitHub stars for WaveDrom and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Mermaid90,531
Diagrams42,673
D225,564
PlantUML13,352
Markmap13,147
flowchart.js8,700
WaveDrom3,501

Alternatives to WaveDrom

  • 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

WaveDrom FAQ

Is WaveDrom open source?

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

Is WaveDrom still maintained?

Yes. WaveDrom is actively developed, with 12 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 1 month ago.

How do I install WaveDrom?

From npm: npm install wavedrom.

What are the best alternatives to WaveDrom?

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

What language is WaveDrom written in?

WaveDrom is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

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