## Welcome to ARCH

ARCH is a **browser-based architecture designer** for cloud and network diagrams. Drag components from the catalog, connect nodes with labeled edges, nest regions and subnets, and use the inspector to tune services - without installing a desktop app.

**Exports** include PNG, SVG, and PDF (including A4). Use **File → Import / Export .arch** to move whole workspaces between browsers. The separate **Visualize** page turns JSON, YAML, Terraform, and more into charts and views.

- Multi-provider palette and reference templates (AWS, Azure, GCP, and more)
- Alignment guides, auto-layout, command palette, find, and named snapshots
- Performance mode on large diagrams; your data stays on this device

**Offline-first.** After the first visit, the app can load from cache via the service worker - handy on a plane or flaky Wi‑Fi. If the UI looks wrong after an update, try a hard refresh or clear this site’s cache. Work is stored in **IndexedDB in this browser**; clearing site data removes local projects unless you have a **.arch** backup.

Start below from scratch or import a template. We’ll remember your flow until you clear site data for this origin.

### New project

- Blank canvas, full control
- Import a template
  - Start fast with a reference topology