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Browser App

ArchTect also runs as a standalone web application — no installation required.

When to use the browser app

Section titled “When to use the browser app”
  • Quick demos or presentations
  • Trying ArchTect without installing VS Code
  • Environments where VS Code extensions aren’t available
  • Sharing architecture diagrams with stakeholders via screen sharing

Getting started

Section titled “Getting started”
  1. Open the ArchTect web app in your browser.
  2. Create a new project or open an existing .dsl file.
  3. The editor loads with the same canvas, inspector, and views as the VS Code extension.

ArchTect browser app showing the three-panel layout with a populated System Landscape diagram

Feature comparison

Section titled “Feature comparison”
Feature VS Code Extension Browser App
Visual canvas editor Yes Yes
DSL editor (Monaco) Yes Yes
Auto layout Yes Yes
PNG/SVG export Yes Yes
arc42 doc generation Yes Yes
Mermaid/PlantUML/Ilograph export Yes Yes
Copilot chat participant Yes No
MCP integration Yes No
Command Palette Yes Limited
File system access Native Upload/download
In-app AI chat Yes Yes

Next steps

Section titled “Next steps”