The short version
A desktop diagram editor with precise alignment and automatic graph layouts.
From the HackerLinks archive
yEd Graph Editor
A desktop diagram editor with precise alignment and automatic graph layouts.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-09-09
Last seen:2026-09-09
Times seen:1
Website:yworks.com
Why it caught our attention
A former user ranked it above every other diagramming tool they had tried.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-09-09
“Out of all the tools I have ever used for making diagrams, it remains the one that is the most precise, good looking results, also supports auto-layout algorithms, and makes placement and aligning things easy”
zelphirkalt · recommendation · first hand use
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