Hi HN,
UML diagrams were meant to standardise system design, but they’ve become outdated — slow to build, hard to change, and rarely used in practice. Most tools feel clunky, and diagrams often go stale fast.
I’m building RapidChart, a tool to bring diagramming back to life — fast, flexible, and developer-first.
What makes it different:
Cursor-style interface for rapid diagram creation
Fully customisable and exportable
AI-assisted (works with GPT-4, Claude, etc.)
100% free
This began as part of my research at Imperial College London, and I’d really value your feedback.
Here’s the link: https://www.rapidcharts.ai
Thanks!
gardenhedge14 days ago
One benefit of spending 2 hours creating a diagram is that you then understand it. If it's generated for you then you lose that.
RapidChart13 days ago
The idea is to rely on the tool to handle the tedious part of placing all the shapes, etc., but to do the thinking yourself! That being said, it's a good point
gardenhedge13 days ago
Yeah that makes sense. I can see it being a huge benefit when you need to change a design