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# Installation
`@excalidraw/mermaid-to-excalidraw` is published to npm. This library is used in [excalidraw](https://excalidraw.com) to transform mermaid syntax to Excalidraw diagrams.
Using `npm`
```bash
npm install @excalidraw/mermaid-to-excalidraw
```
Using `yarn`
```bash
yarn add @excalidraw/mermaid-to-excalidraw
```
## Usage
Once the library is installed, its ready to use.
```js
import { parseMermaidToExcalidraw } from "@excalidraw/mermaid-to-excalidraw";
import { convertToExcalidrawElements} from "@excalidraw/excalidraw"
try {
const { elements, files } = await parseMermaid(diagramDefinition, {
fontSize: DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE,
});
// currently the elements returned from the parser are in a "skeleton" format
// which we need to convert to fully qualified excalidraw elements first
const excalidrawElements = convertToExcalidrawElements(elements);
// Render elements and files on Excalidraw
} catch (e) {
// Error handling
}
```
## Playground
Try it out [here](https://mermaid-to-excalidraw.vercel.app)