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Graphviz diagram generator.

Describe the nodes and directed connections you need to show, and create a Graphviz-style diagram as a clear flowchart. Use it for decision paths, dependencies, hierarchies, and system relationships.

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See it work

Graphviz diagram examples.

Same tool, four requests. Every drawing below is a real render.

What you type
Create a top-down e-commerce microservices flowchart: authenticate a user request, route authenticated requests through an API gateway, browse products through a catalog service and product database, or place an order through inventory, payment, confirmation, shipping, and completion. Route unauthenticated users to login, insufficient inventory to an out-of-stock notice and failed order, and failed payment to that same failed order.
Then tryAdd a recommendation service after the product catalog.Change the payment failure path to a retry option.
Flowchart: E-commerce service graph
Flowchart · Sugiyama layered DAG + orthogonal routing · schematex-flowchart

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The drawing

What a Graphviz diagram is.

A Graphviz diagram represents a graph: named nodes joined by directed or undirected edges. The original Graphviz tools use DOT, a text language for defining those relationships and laying them out automatically.

Use a graph when the relationships matter more than a physical layout. A directed graph can show a request path, an approval decision, a dependency, or a hierarchy without manually placing every connection.

Standard
Sugiyama layered DAG + orthogonal routing
Engine
schematex-flowchart
Editable
Double-click text, drag nodes
Export
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Flowchart: What a Graphviz diagram is
Who uses it

Who uses Graphviz diagrams.

Flowchart: Software architectsSoftware architects

Service and data relationships, so a request path can be discussed before implementation.

Flowchart: Operations teamsOperations teams

Decision paths for requests that need complete information, policy checks, and approval.

Flowchart: Education administratorsEducation administrators

An enrollment decision path that shows residency, documents, review, and notification.

How it works

How to make a Graphviz diagram in three steps.

01

Describe it

One paragraph is enough to start.

“Create a top-down e-commerce microservices flowchart: authenticate a user request, route authenticated requests through an API gateway, browse products through a catalog service and product database, or place an order through inventory, payment, confirmation, shipping, and completion. Route unauthenticated users to login, insufficient inventory to an out-of-stock notice and failed order, and failed payment to that same failed order.”
02

See the drawing

Drawn by the right engine.

Flowchart: E-commerce service graph
03

Say what changes

Every edit keeps a version.

Add a recommendation service after the product catalog.
V2 · DRAWN FROM V1, NOTHING RETYPED
FAQ

Common questions

What is Graphviz?

Graphviz is a set of graph-visualization tools that turns a text description of nodes and edges into a laid-out diagram. Its DOT language describes the graph and layout tools arrange it.

What can a Graphviz diagram show?

It can show directed graphs, dependency graphs, hierarchies, decision paths, network relationships, and other structures made of nodes and connections.

Do I need to know DOT language?

No. Describe the nodes, their connections, and any decisions or branches you need to show in plain language.

Is a Graphviz diagram the same as a flowchart?

A flowchart is one kind of directed graph focused on steps and decisions. Graphviz can lay out flowcharts as well as broader relationship and dependency graphs.

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