Gliffy Unveils（揭开……面纱） the First Online Diagramming API

Gliffy, one of the top Web-based diagramming tools, has released the first API for any service of its kind. This software as a service just got a complete UI makeover（全面用户界面升级）, and that, plus this new move, will let Gliffy really lead the pack in this space.

The API is in public beta（公测） as of today. The developers who got access to the trial run（试运行） have already built some dead-useful extensions（非常有用的拓展）, such as a WordPress plugin that allows you to incorporate diagrams（用户集成图表） and a script that automatically backs up your Gliffy account to your local machine（将您的 Gliffy 账户直接备份到本机）.

Other SaaS diagram makers（制表工具） include Lovely Charts and Draw Anywhere, but with these latest upgrades, Gliffy's real target is desktop software like Visio and OmniGraffle.

Gliffy has a respectable customer base and a loyal following, but getting business users to leave the desktop apps they know (even if they hate them) has been an uphill battle. With the API, the company hopes that the ability to extend and integrate the service with other platforms will become too attractive to pass up.

Keke Vew: Gliffy 是一款免费在线绘图工具，其在线绘图功能强大。Gliffy 是一个强大的免费在线绘图工具，用户界面十分友好，基于flash无需下载安装任何插件，速度也很快！