Is there any good IDE or WYSIWYG editor for graphviz?

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Is there any good IDE or WYSIWYG editor for graphviz?

Actually I had downloaded an GUI for graphviz (dont remember the site), which said that they had won an Apple Design Award. But that tool really only displays an *.dot file I created. That's it. It's just called "Graphviz"... I guess that there are better tools around for using the Graphviz technology.

I tried this one: link text

Although they say that they won an Apple Design Award, I really can't see any special GUI there. Very poor interface.

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rampion 2009-05-02 10:56:50

if you're talking about the Pixelglow software: I can't see any option to launch any editor. It simply opens an *.dot file and displays it. Nothing else. Which software do you mean?

Thanks 2009-05-02 11:30:20

I'm talking about Graphviz.app from pixelglow, yes. See the above screenshot.

rampion 2009-05-02 12:00:34

This is with version 1.13 (16). I tried to install the new one just now (graphviz-2.22.2.pkg) but I couldn't get it to work on my machine, so it may have a different interface.

rampion 2009-05-02 12:23:55

it seems you've got some lucky other version. mine really shows just a menu. that's it. No interface at all. If I open a file, then I only have a blank window with the rendered graph. But the instant refresh does work when I open it up in that app and then in an text editor.

Thanks 2009-05-04 19:45:13

1.13 is still available : http://www.pixelglow.com/downloads/graphviz-1.13-v16.dmg

rampion 2009-05-05 01:22:53

+1 A:

Pixelglow looks like the site you're referring to.

I note they now offer an IPhone-enabled solution (!)

Brian Agnew 2009-05-02 11:27:05

yes they do, but that's not an option. They should rather improve their mac app, I think ;) ... really, the app is not even close to what the screenshot shows. It consists only of a menu bar that allows to open a file and to zoom in and out. it hasn't got any more capacity then that. I don't believe they won any award.

Thanks 2009-05-02 11:31:50

Yes. I've not looked at it. I only note it for people's reference

Brian Agnew 2009-05-02 11:33:10

Andy Dent 2009-05-27 16:12:03

+2 A:

The excellent OmniGraffle can import *.dot files, but sadly I don't think you can round-trip it back and export the edited results as a dot file natively.

Narrenschiff 2009-05-04 16:36:00

OG uses graphviz, as far as i know... I think I'll get OG some day, when I make some coins on the app store ;)

Thanks 2009-05-04 19:46:28

Another solution might be tintfu. Unfortunately it does not let you edit the source-code directly.

exhuma 2009-12-08 14:47:27

I couldn't figure out how to use it... it doesn't display any graphical output, and it's easier to use a text editor than to edit the graph in the left pane.

Qwertie 2010-07-22 21:28:09

I only gave it a quick try myself. When I tried it, it worked as advertised. But as you say, editing the source by hand is much easier, and so I did not follow up on this app.

exhuma 2010-08-12 09:39:56

There was a UI called dotty. I don't remember it being very nice to use.

http://linux.die.net/man/1/dotty

philcolbourn 2010-02-17 12:56:34

Dotty is absolutely horrible. There are graphics glitches constantly, I can't even figure out how to save changes, and it's really hard to get the changes I want anyway.

Qwertie 2010-07-22 21:24:21

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