What is Eraser?
Eraser is technical documentation software for engineering teams. It combines AI diagram generation with document editing in one workspace. Teams use it to create and maintain architecture diagrams, design docs, ERDs, flowcharts, and sequence diagrams alongside written documentation.
As technical documentation software, it uses a diagram-as-code approach. You write or generate code and Eraser renders the diagram. This keeps diagrams version-controlled and easy to update as systems change.
Features & Benefits
- AI diagram generation — generate cloud architecture diagrams, ERDs, flowcharts, and sequence diagrams from a text prompt; diagram-as-code keeps them maintainable
- Eraserbot — connects to a GitHub repository and automatically generates and updates codebase diagrams as code changes
- AI documents — write technical design docs with AI assistance in the same workspace as diagrams; supports markdown formatting
- Diagram-as-code editor — write diagrams as code for version control and portability; diagrams render in real time
- Version history — automatic saves and snapshots for all documents and diagrams
- Export — save diagrams and documents as PNG, SVG, PDF, or markdown
- Flexible deployment — multi-tenancy, single-tenancy, and private cloud options available
Real-World Applications
Eraser works as technical documentation software for software engineers documenting system architecture. A backend engineer designing a new microservice can write the architecture in Eraser, generate a diagram from it, and embed both in a design doc without switching tools. The diagram-as-code format means the diagram updates when the spec changes.
Eraserbot suits DevOps and platform teams that maintain large codebases. It connects to a GitHub repo and generates codebase diagrams automatically. As engineers merge code, diagrams stay current without manual updates. This removes the common problem of documentation going stale after the initial release.
Enterprise architects can use Eraser as technical documentation software for system design and review. Complex infrastructure designs — network topology, data flows, cloud architecture — build quickly using AI generation and refine in the diagram-as-code editor. Diagrams export or embed into Confluence or Notion for broader team access.
This technical documentation software also suits technology consultants delivering architecture recommendations. AI diagram generation reduces the time needed to build visual deliverables. Combining diagrams and written docs in one document produces a complete design document without assembling outputs from multiple tools.
