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by vbernat 969 days ago
As the README mentions "cloud-based" platforms, it should be noted that Diagrams.net (previously Draw.io) is available as an offline application. Inkscape is missing connection points and routing controls to make it easy to do diagrams. Also, Diagrams.net can export to SVG or PNG while keeping the original diagram embedded. I use that instead of the specific format they use.
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Inkscape has connection points, but they are not working perfect currently. This should be addressed in the future.

Imo Inkscape is far more powerful then draw.io. it's also faster.

I tried to get diagrams to pass through the container ID to the exported SVG "g" to find it's some massive java thing that hasn't been added to in years. There's a lot of scope for semantic SVG we could use in other tools.