{"slug": "asciiflow", "name": "ASCIIFlow", "category": "editors", "category_name": "Editors and IDEs", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 6, "warners": 0, "score": 3.945, "rising": -1.31, "first": "2026-01-10", "latest": "2026-07-13", "why": "With AsciiFlow it has the feel of a whiteboard, but you can shift stuff around.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 2, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "With AsciiFlow it has the feel of a whiteboard, but you can shift stuff around.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": "asciiflow.com", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://asciiflow.com", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["ASCIIFlow", "AsciiFlow"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 782432688, "item_id": 48902043, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48902043", "by": "shepmaster", "date": "2026-07-13", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "You can thank ASCIIFlow for that", "excerpt": "You can thank ASCIIFlow for that ;) https://asciiflow.com/", "context": "", "use_case": "Drawing ASCII diagrams", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Git history command deserves more attention"}, {"id": 745339200, "item_id": 46583700, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46583700", "by": "_blk", "date": "2026-01-11", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "With AsciiFlow it has the feel of a whiteboard, but you can shift stuff around.", "excerpt": "Made my day, thanks. I use this so much. Even before AI. With AsciiFlow it has the feel of a whiteboard, but you can shift stuff around. I'll draw simple UI prototypes then rearrange and/or document. I can also easily share it with a colleague to comment or modify. Here's one: https://asciiflow.com/#/share/eJztXE1v2zYY%2FivvNAxwsDRBlrTAjKSA4300hyxt7C4XXxiJtgnIpEFJToOmQFHsuEMOAZbDjjvuJ%2BTX5JeMlCN%2FyLJMSaSsuXmgJi5FUg", "context": "", "use_case": "ASCII UI prototypes and diagrams", "switched_from": "", "story": "ASCII-Driven Development"}, {"id": 745115184, "item_id": 46569699, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569699", "by": "nihiven", "date": "2026-01-10", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I like to make these kinds of mock ups using https://asciiflow.com", "excerpt": "I like to make these kinds of mock ups using https://asciiflow.com. 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