[HN Gopher] Show HN: Knotend - a keyboard-driven flowchart editor ___________________________________________________________________ Show HN: Knotend - a keyboard-driven flowchart editor Hey all, I made knotend [0] because I wanted a flowchart editor that was keyboard-driven and super fast. I was tired of dragging boxes around on a canvas. You may have seen knotend around here before when I wrote an initial blog post [1] about why I wanted a new kind of flowchart editor. Thank you to everyone who has given me feedback here on HN! Since that blog post I've been working hard to get to a v1 which I'm showing now. You can use the free version without having to sign up for an account. I would love your feedback! What makes knotend different is two main things: 1) The nodes are constrained to a grid which enables a keyboard-centric experience for selection and navigation, and 2) there's autolayout so each time you add a node, the graph automatically lays itself out and places each node in a cell. In the future I'll be working on supporting more complex editing actions, linking graphs together, collaboration, and more. Please drop your feedback below, reach out on twitter [2], or email scott@knotend.com. [0] https://www.knotend.com [1] https://www.scottantipa.com/why- knotend [2] https://twitter.com/ScottyAntipa Author : escot Score : 21 points Date : 2023-01-26 15:49 UTC (7 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.knotend.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.knotend.com) | chezsoi wrote: | Very cool, any plans to export to an open format like Mermaid? | escot wrote: | Thanks! You can get the mermaid code from the Export menu. And | Im happy to support other formats. | pouyarad_ wrote: | This is awesome. I find myself avoiding Miro/Figjam these days | because of how much point & clicking and formatting I need to do | to get a flowchart going. | | Would love to eventually have functionality with this to create | UML or system architecture diagrams. | | Props for setting up monetization from the get-go and having a | super simple UI. | dang wrote: | Related: | | _Show HN: Direct manipulation flowchart editor without the | mouse_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27256861 - May 2021 | (19 comments) | | _Knotend_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27049539 - May | 2021 (1 comment) | | _Show HN: A keyboard-centric flowchart editor_ - | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27037432 - May 2021 (1 | comment) | escot wrote: | Ya its been a bit of a research project for a while so Ive | posted for feedback. Thanks! | blondin wrote: | this is super cool! | escot wrote: | Thanks! ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-01-26 23:01 UTC)