Excalidraw Nomnoml Diagrams for Confluence – Setup Guide

Step-by-step guide to installing Excalidraw Nomnoml Diagrams for Confluence, creating scenes, adding Nomnoml diagrams, and embedding them in pages.

  • Install the plugin

  • In the dropdown menu “Apps,” click on the “Excalidraw Nomnoml” tab

  • Click the “Create a new scene” button and create your first scene

    'create a new scene' button.
  • Add nomnoml code
    You can refer to the syntax documentation here: nomnoml association types.

Nomnoml example:

[<frame>Decorator pattern|
  [<abstract>Component||+ operation()]
  [Client] depends --> [Component]
  [Decorator|- next: Component]
  [Decorator] decorates -- [ConcreteComponent]
  [Component] <:- [Decorator]
  [Component] <:- [ConcreteComponent]
]
  • Attach the created scene to a project space

    Attach button.
  • Go to the space page and click on the “Excalidraw nomnoml” tab

  • Edit the scene positioning for a convenient view

  • Enjoy using our plugin on the project page

  • You can also attach the created scenes on the space page

  • Add a macro to the page
    To do this, enter the command “/excalidraw nomnoml” on the page and select our plugin in the menu that appears

  • Click on the “edit” button

  • Select a scene you want to add to the page

  • Edit the scene positioning for a convenient view
    Please note: this is only available to the page owner

  • Enjoy using our plugin on the page