VS Code extension

Hello Bruce

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This feature will be very helpful.

I 100% agree this is a must have, I am sick of having to use several diagram tools for different teams

Hi ​@BW from NZ, thank you for adding your feedback to this thread! I appreciate you letting us know just how important this is to you and your teams.

Hello ​@Sami H , I completely agree with this request. My team also uses Lucidchart for architecture, ERD, sequence, and workflow diagrams, but we currently rely on draw.io because it integrates directly with VS Code and allows diagrams to live alongside the codebase. A VS Code extension for Lucidchart would let us create and edit .lucid files without leaving our development environment. Ideally, it would provide a drag-and-drop canvas similar to the web experience, support local files that can be committed to Git, synchronize with Lucid Cloud, and allow real-time collaboration. It would also be valuable to have preview support, export options, Markdown embedding, and access to Lucid templates. Having diagrams evolve together with the code would significantly improve documentation and reduce the need to switch between multiple diagramming tools.

Thank you for such thoughtful and detailed feedback ​@briankimurgor! I can see how this would be very helpful to your workflows, thanks for being part of the feedback process!