Plugins should be used as-is, as unsupported examples for developers.
There are a number of built-in plugins that can be added to diagrams.net, either added as a one-off or loaded every time you use diagrams.net with that browser.
Note: Plugins are not part of the core functionality of diagrams.net, they are intended as examples for developers to create additional functionality. Plugins that we write are not always production quality and should be used as-is.
To load a plugin, use the p=xxxx URL parameter, separating multiple plugin IDs with a semicolon. This does not permanently load the plugin, so the next time you create a diagram it won’t be available.
For example:
- To load the anonymize plugin: https://app.diagrams.net/?splash=0&p=anon
- To load both the anonymize and text plugins: https://app.diagrams.net/?p=anon;text
To permanently add plugins, you need to use the plugin name in the URL field of the Add Plugin dialog. For example /plugins/anonymize.js. Make sure you reload diagrams.net in your browser tab after you permanently add or remove a plugin.
The following plugins are available from the diagrams.net Github repository.
| Filename | Plugin ID | Description |
| example plugin | p1 | Defines a custom sidebar and placeholders (source code) |
| explore.js | ex | Adds Explore from Here to the context menu, and a click handler to the lightbox (example, how to use) |
| voice.js | voice | Voice Assistant via the Voice menu (how to use) |
| tooltips.js | tips | Adds icon for shapes and connectors with tooltips (example) |
| svgdata.js | svgdata | Adds metadata and IDs in the SVG export |
| number.js | number | Numbers all shapes in chromeless mode (how to use) |
| sql.js | sql | Adds Arrange > Insert > Advanced >> From SQL (how to use) |
| props.js | props | Shows metadata in chromeless mode (example, how to use) |
| text.js | text | Adds Extras > Extract Text for extracting all of the text in a diagram (how to use) |
| animation.js | anim | Adds Extras > Animation which autostarts in chromeless mode (example) |
| update.js | update | Adds data-driven diagrams in chromeless mode (source code, example) |
| replay.js | replay | Adds Extras > Record for replaying all changes made to a diagram |
| anonymize.js | anon | Adds Extras > Anonymize Current Page to remove metadata and change labels, including the page name (how to use) |
| webcola.js | webcola | Adds Layout > WebCola Layout to run the interactive, constraint-based layout |
| tickets.js | tickets | Adds Extras > Update Tickets to drop Freshdesk tickets into diagrams (example) |
| flow.js | flow | Adds Toggle Flow to thecontext menu and a connector click handler for the lightbox (example) |
| tags.js | tags | Adds Extras > Tag Cloud for visual tag filtering and assignment (how to use) |
Note: Plugins are not supported by draw.io for Confluence.