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Still wrestling with UML, ERD, or any other acronym-heavy diagram format? Meet PFDIO — the Platform For Diagrams.Built for software engineers and system thinkers who want fluidity, not frustration.
(Not a typo. Not a file format. Not the industrial diagram format. Just a smarter way to diagram)
We revisited, among many other classical modeling methods, how to use UML (Unified Modeling Language), ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram), and BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) in software engineering and business development. These ideas and the pain of stitching them together led us to a new design philosophy: P4 — People, Process, Product, and Platform.
We’re still shaping what P4 really means. But it reflects how we think about building and evolving great businesses.
While you can (and probably should) start your P4 journey on a whiteboard, Platform For Diagrams is your online suite to bring that thinking to life.Paving the way to greater efficiency, effectiveness, and user-friendliness, Platform For Diagrams empowers you to visualise your processes, code, and systems with unparalleled intuition and seamlessness. Curious about the impact it can make on your projects? Dive in and witness the transformative difference.
Starting in the middle with Product design, our first live tool, PFDDB, lets you create a visual database schema directly from your CI (Continuous Integration) pipeline, making it editable and ready to evolve.
01. Creative Canvas
Begin your journey with a blank canvas, your playground for innovative decision-making diagrams.
02. Configurable Blocks
Effortlessly configure process blocks to tailor your approach, making every project uniquely yours
03. Instant Collaboration
Experience the bliss of instant collaborative design, bringing teams together seamlessly
Pricing
Simple, Honest Pricing. No Games.Platform for Diagram will give you value from day one — no convoluted pricing plans.
If you’re building an open-source project, you get unrestricted, free access to PFDBD.
If you’re a private team using local storage, you can use it for free — forever.
And if you need private cloud storage and real-time collaboration, that's coming soon — with simple billing per organization.
In the grand evolution of software engineering, we stand on the shoulders of giants. As we stretch the boundaries of what's possible, humanity embraces a partnership with AI systems to amplify our craft. Amidst this ongoing progress, Platform For Diagrams stands out as a leader in innovation, promoting human creativity as its core value and building on postmodernist ideas. Offering a pristine diagramming canvas, developers, engineers, strategists, and students can unite to continue innovating and bringing their wildest ideas to life.
About The System
P4 and Platform For Diagrams is the life's work of Schalk van Heerden, an unconventional software engineer, who is open to suggestions and deeper conversations.Follow the public roadmap here.
