Reusable draw.io / diagrams.net libraries for creating clean, consistent, and professional architecture diagrams.
This repository provides curated symbol libraries for system design, cloud architecture, DevOps, and security diagrams, optimized for clarity, reuse, and documentation quality.
Search and filter every shape library in the browser — no need to open draw.io just to see what's included.
Architectural diagrams often fail due to:
- inconsistent symbols
- visual clutter
- lack of shared semantics
This project solves that by offering standardized, reusable libraries that help teams produce diagrams that are:
- easier to read
- easier to maintain
- easier to review
Browse and search every library interactively in the live gallery, or read the full descriptions here:
Each library is independently usable and versioned.
| Library | File | Preview | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build Pipeline Shapes | libraries/Build_Pipeline_Shapes.xml |
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Shapes allowing to build design diagrams for Build Pipelines. |
| Dataflowdiagram Limited Shapes | libraries/DataFlowDiagram_Limited_Shapes.xml |
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Custom Data-flow diagrams shapes. |
| Dataflowdiagram Shapes | libraries/DataFlowDiagram_Shapes.xml |
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Another variations of data-flow diagrams related shapes |
| Additional Or Support | libraries/additional-or-support.xml |
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Library contains generic additional shapes for design support. |
| Ai Machine Learning | libraries/ai-machine-learning.xml |
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Library contains AI machine learning shapes. |
| Any Others | libraries/any-others.xml |
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Uncategorised shapes. |
| Apache Software Foundation Logos | libraries/apache-software-foundation-logos.xml |
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Apache Software foundation shapes. |
| Apps And Logos | libraries/apps-and-logos.xml |
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Various apps and tools related logos. |
| Aws Services | libraries/aws-services.xml |
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Original pictogram icons for common AWS services, grouped and color-coded by category (compute, storage, database, networking, security, messaging, observability). Not AWS's trademarked icon artwork. |
| Aws Services (3D) | libraries/aws-services-3d.xml |
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Same 28 AWS service icons as aws-services.xml, rendered with a gradient fill, drop shadow, and glossy highlight for a raised, dimensional look. |
| Azure Additional Or Support | libraries/azure-additional-or-support.xml |
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Smaller (79-shape) supplementary Azure pack for adjacent concepts (automation, migration, containers, cloud adoption) not covered by Custom Azure. |
| Azure Services | libraries/azure-services.xml |
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Original pictogram icons for common Azure services, in the same visual system as aws-services.xml/gcp-services.xml for 3-cloud consistency. Not Microsoft's trademarked icon artwork. |
| Azure Services (3D) | libraries/azure-services-3d.xml |
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Same 28 Azure service icons as azure-services.xml, rendered with a gradient fill, drop shadow, and glossy highlight. |
| Buildings | libraries/buildings.xml |
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Library contains building related shapes. |
| C4 Model | libraries/c4-model.xml |
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Standard C4 notation shapes (Person, Software System, Container, Component, and boundaries), each in internal and external variants, for Context/Container/Component diagrams. |
| Chart Icons | libraries/chart-icons.xml |
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Different chart icons. |
| Custom Azure | libraries/custom-azure.xml |
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Large (174-shape) core Azure service icon pack — the main Azure library; see Azure Additional Or Support for supplementary shapes. |
| Kubernetes | libraries/custom-kubernetes.xml |
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Contains list of custom kubernetes icons. |
| Databases | libraries/databases.xml |
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List of various database tools. |
| Delivery Icons | libraries/delivery-icons.xml |
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Contains list of different delivery icons. |
| Developer Tools | libraries/developer-tools.xml |
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Contains list of developer tools. |
| Devices | libraries/devices.xml |
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Contains list of Devices. |
| Devops Observability | libraries/devops-observability.xml |
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Original pictogram icons for 28 cloud-native DevOps/observability tools (Docker, Kubernetes tooling, CI/CD, IaC, messaging, metrics/logs/traces, proxies, testing) not covered by Developer Tools or the HashiCorp library. Not the tools' trademarked logos. |
| Devops Observability (3D) | libraries/devops-observability-3d.xml |
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Same 28 tool icons as devops-observability.xml, rendered with a gradient fill, drop shadow, and glossy highlight. |
| Flat Color Icons | libraries/flat-color-icons.xml |
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Contains list of flat color icons. |
| Font Awesome | libraries/font-awesome.xml |
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Various Font Awesome icons. |
| Gcp Services | libraries/gcp-services.xml |
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Original pictogram icons for common Google Cloud services, grouped and color-coded by category (compute, storage, database, networking, security, messaging, observability). Not Google's trademarked icon artwork. |
| Gcp Services (3D) | libraries/gcp-services-3d.xml |
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Same 28 GCP service icons as gcp-services.xml, rendered with a gradient fill, drop shadow, and glossy highlight for a raised, dimensional look. |
| Hashicorp Draw Io | libraries/hashicorp-draw-io.xml |
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Contains different Hashicorp tool icons. |
| Integration Patterns | libraries/integration-patterns.xml |
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12 abstract Enterprise Integration Pattern icons (Aggregator, Router, Splitter, etc.) — conceptual, tool-agnostic notation, not tied to any specific product. |
| Integration | libraries/integration.xml |
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Large (265-shape) icon pack for BizTalk Server and Azure integration tooling — adapters, protocols, Service Bus, Logic Apps, and related components. Product/tool-specific, unlike Integration Patterns. |
| Office365 | libraries/office365.xml |
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Contains list of Office365 related icons. |
| Osa Icons | libraries/osa-icons.xml |
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Contains various OSA icons. |
| Power Bi | libraries/power-bi.xml |
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Contains list of Power-BI icons. |
| Powerapps And Flows | libraries/powerapps-and-flows.xml |
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Contains list of Power-apps and flows relatd icons. |
| Users And Roles | libraries/users-and-roles.xml |
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Contains list of users and roles related icons for illustration purpose. |
Libraries are intentionally minimal and semantic rather than exhaustive icon packs.
- Open draw.io / diagrams.net
- Go to File → Open Library from → Device
- Select the
.xmllibrary file - Drag symbols into your diagram
- Download a release ZIP from GitHub Releases
- Extract the libraries
- Import one or more
.xmlfiles into draw.io
Ready-to-open sample diagrams built from these libraries live in examples/:
| Example | File |
|---|---|
| CI/CD Pipeline | examples/ci-cd-pipeline.drawio |
| Integration Patterns | examples/integration-patterns.drawio |
| Kubernetes Microservices | examples/kubernetes-microservices.drawio |
| User Access Context | examples/user-access-context.drawio |
| AWS Serverless Web Application | examples/aws-serverless-web-app.drawio |
| Azure Three-Tier Web Application | examples/azure-three-tier-web-app.drawio |
| GCP Microservices on GKE | examples/gcp-microservices-gke.drawio |
| CI/CD GitOps Pipeline | examples/devops-cicd-gitops-pipeline.drawio |
Open any file directly in draw.io / diagrams.net (File → Open) to see a complete diagram, not just individual shapes.
For a deeper walkthrough of the Data Flow Diagram libraries specifically, see docs/dfd_doc.md.
These libraries follow a few strict rules:
- Architecture first — symbols represent concepts, not vendors
- Consistent sizing — predictable alignment and spacing
- Low visual noise — diagrams stay readable at scale
- Print & dark-mode friendly
- Tool-agnostic semantics (works beyond draw.io)
- System architecture diagrams
- C4 (Context / Container / Component) diagrams
- Cloud and infrastructure design reviews
- DevOps and CI/CD flows
- Technical documentation and RFCs
- Architecture review boards (ARB) material
This repository publishes versioned release packs.
Each release:
- is tagged (e.g.
v1.0.0) - includes a downloadable ZIP
- contains stable library definitions
👉 See GitHub Releases for downloadable packs, and CHANGELOG.md for what changed in each one.
Contributions are welcome — new libraries, refinements to existing symbols, visual consistency improvements, documentation and examples.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on adding a new library, and the Code of Conduct for how we work together.
- Expand catalog previews
- Add more C4-aligned symbols
- Add example diagrams per library
- Provide light/dark theme variants
- Improve cross-library consistency
MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.
Good diagrams are a force multiplier for engineering teams.
This repository exists to make clear architecture diagrams the default, not the exception.