Visualize your software architecture with live diagrams
Likec4 is a tool that visualizes software architecture directly from the source code and enables the creation of live diagrams. It aims for the continuity of technical documentation through architectural diagrams that are updated simultaneously with the code base.
Updates
- October 15, 2026: Stars 5,749 → 5,878, latest release v1.60.0 (October 15, 2026).
- September 27, 2026: Stars 5,618 → 5,749, latest release v1.59.4 (September 21, 2026).
- September 3, 2026: Stars 5,328 → 5,618, latest release v1.59.3 (September 2, 2026).
- August 2, 2026: Stars 4,419 → 5,328, latest release v1.59.2 (July 22, 2026).
What you get
- It creates architectural schemas that are updated simultaneously with your code base.
- It offers a flexible and customizable modeling language based on the C4 model.
- It ensures documentation continuity by managing visualization processes through code.
Running it
npx likec4 startIf you don't write code
I want to visualize my software architecture. What are the basic steps I need to follow to create live diagrams from my code base using LikeC4, and what should I pay attention to when defining my own architectural model?
Repository: https://github.com/likec4/likec4. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.
Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.
Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.
Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-07-23: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.