Monodraw is a powerful ASCII-art editor for Mac that lets you create text-based diagrams, layouts, mind maps, and data-structure visuals. Outputs include PNG and SVG, and it runs on macOS 11 Big Sur or later (older macOS versions have earlier releases). It offers a Free Trial and a license for $9.99, with Educational Pricing available by email. Key capabilities: - Diagrams: enhance technical documentation and code with clear textual diagrams. - Mind Mapping: manage textual data freely on an infinite canvas, no linear constraints. - ER Diagrams: Crow’s Foot notation in multiple variants. - Banners: FIGlet-based banners with 148 bundled fonts (custom fonts supported); interactive text sizing, font, alignment, and borders. - Text Tool: a CoreText-based engine for precise layout, adjustable alignment, position, line direction, and borders. - Line Tool: supports orthogonal and staircase lines with dash patterns and attachment points for easy reattachment. - Rect Tool: create boxes with borders, backgrounds, shadows and attachment points. - CLI Included: direct-download versions include a command-line interface that can output JSON and automate docs generation via hooks. - Drawing Tools: Pencil, Eraser, Bucket Fill, and Picker, plus the ability to overlay images for tracing. Workflow enhancements: - Groups for easy composition and movement. - Guides to assist alignment. - Focus mode to lock/hide elements and zoom in. - Shortcuts for keyboard-driven access to tools. Design and export: - Native Mac experience with undo and easy copy-paste export; not on the Mac App Store due to sandboxing. - Privacy: Monodraw does not collect data. Additional resources: - Educational Pricing contact, Press Kit, and social links (Twitter, Blog). Overall, Monodraw combines the simplicity of plain text with powerful diagramming and art tools, aimed at Mac users who want portable, embeddable ASCII art and flexible text-based visuals.