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Tabs & Mermaid for Jira: Flowcharts & Diagrams in Issues

Create Tabs and Diagrams Directly Inside Jira Issues and Projects

Tabs & Mermaid for Jira gives you the power to organize content using custom tabs enriched with Mermaid diagrams and text descriptions. Whether documenting technical processes, creating reusable templates, or visualizing data flows, this app transforms how you structure Jira content.

Why Organize Content with Tabs and Diagrams in Jira

  • Structured information: Separate different types of content into clean, organized tabs inside issues or project views.
  • Diagram support: Visualize workflows, architectures, and project plans using built-in Mermaid.js support.
  • Reusable layouts: Save time by cloning tab groups across issues and projects.
  • Drag-and-drop editing: Rearrange tabs effortlessly with a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface.

Key Features of Tabs & Mermaid for Jira

Flexible tab creation

  • Create tabs inside issue panels and Jira project pages
  • Add text descriptions to each tab for context and clarity
  • Drag and drop to reorder tabs as priorities shift

Mermaid diagram integration

  • Embed Mermaid.js diagrams in any tab to visualize flowcharts, Gantt charts, sequence diagrams, state diagrams, and entity-relationship models
  • Diagrams are rendered automatically, no coding required

Clone and reuse tabs

  • Clone tab structures to new issues or projects
  • Ideal for recurring tasks, templates, or project documentation

Easy and intuitive UI

  • Designed with usability in mind for fast onboarding
  • Real-time rendering and immediate updates to tab content

Use Cases

  • Product management: Organize requirements, timelines, and specs into separate tabs
  • Development teams: Document architecture diagrams, flows, and decision logs directly inside Jira
  • Project coordination: Provide structured project overviews using Mermaid timelines and charts
  • Support teams: Use tabs to separate customer notes, fixes, and next steps

Benefits

Better organization
Structure your Jira content for better readability and accessibility.

Faster documentation
Add and edit Mermaid diagrams directly in Jira without leaving the issue.

Reusable content
Clone tab layouts across Jira tasks to standardize documentation.

Visual clarity
Make workflows and complex information easy to digest with diagrams.

How It Works

  1. Install the app from the Atlassian Marketplace
  2. Open any Jira issue or project view where the app is enabled
  3. Add new tabs, each with text or diagrams
  4. Reorder tabs with drag and drop
  5. Clone entire layouts across other issues or projects

Get Started Today

Whether you’re mapping architecture, organizing support cases, or building templates, Tabs & Mermaid for Jira brings flexibility and clarity to your workflow.

Need UML-style class diagrams instead? See Tabs & Nomnoml for Jira, or Tabs & BPMN Diagrams for Jira for formal business process modeling.