# Diagram types

There are ninety-odd diagram types on this branch, which sounds like a lot until you notice that most people need four of them. The grouping below is by the question you are answering rather than by the tool you would use, because the tool is the easy part.

If you already know what you want to draw, use the sections below. If you know which editor you prefer, [Guides](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/guides.html) is organised that way instead.

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## If you are not sure where to start

![The Configure Diagram Macro dialog showing Start from scratch with four cards, Capable, AI Generator, Excalidraw and More libraries, and a sidebar listing diagrams on pages, templates and language exa](https://help.gocapable.com/images/f102f99a-864e-499a-83f5-2f8900dcd81a.webp)

The picker offers four routes into a new diagram, and the text based languages all sit behind the More libraries card.

| **You want to show**                   | **Start with**                                      |
| -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| How work moves through steps           | Flowcharts and processes                            |
| How a system is put together           | Software and architecture                           |
| What the data looks like               | Data and databases                                  |
| Where things are deployed or connected | Cloud and deployment, or Infrastructure and network |
| When things happen                     | Planning and project                                |
| What the numbers say                   | Charts and data visualization                       |

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**Every type here is editable after the fact.** Nothing you draw is flattened into an image, so the diagram on a page three years old can still be opened and changed.

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## Browse by family

[Flowcharts and processesFlowcharts and processes: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/flowcharts-and-processes.html)[Software and architectureSoftware and architecture: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/software-and-architecture.html)[Data and databasesData and databases: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/data-and-databases.html)[Infrastructure and networkInfrastructure and network: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/infrastructure-and-network.html)[Cloud and deploymentCloud and deployment: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/cloud-and-deployment.html)[Planning and projectPlanning and project: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/planning-and-project.html)[Charts and data visualizationCharts and data visualization: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/charts-and-data-visualization.html)[Design and wireframesDesign and wireframes: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/design-and-wireframes.html)[Mind maps and brainstormingMind maps and brainstorming: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/mind-maps-and-brainstorming.html)[Business and strategyBusiness and strategy: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/business-and-strategy.html)[Engineering and scientificEngineering and scientific: the types in this family, and the editor or language we recommend for each.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/engineering-and-scientific.html)

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## Related

[GuidesHow to drive each editor properly.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/guides.html)

[ExamplesWorking diagrams you can copy.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/examples.html)

[ReferenceLanguages, macro parameters and limits.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/reference.html)

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_Ninety types. You will use four of them, and that is fine._