# Looking for tools outputting DOT files

**URL:** <https://forum.graphviz.org/t/looking-for-tools-outputting-dot-files/2496>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 15, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/looking-for-tools-outputting-dot-files/2496 "2024-10-15T02:31:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![BartB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@BartB](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/BartB)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/looking-for-tools-outputting-dot-files/2496/4 "2024-10-15T20:51:43Z")

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Have a look at this post.

> [@New Node Shape: Typed Node](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/new-node-shape-typed-node/2034):
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> This is a continuation of [How to create a new node type? - #3 by Vithanco](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-create-a-new-node-type/1096/3). Thanks especially to [steveroush](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/steveroush) for the help provided then. I still think of node shapes. I would like to have a new node shape as used here: I will use “Typed Node” or “TNode” for this. So, a TNode shows a border (edge radius, thickness?) and a class name (font, size, colour) with a background colour - as in the picture. The node text is then shown inside the box. I believe the right way to create a TN…

And the answer @jjlong has posted refering to the excel to graphviz tool. [https://exceltographviz.com/](https://exceltographviz.com/)

I am using it for archtectural drawings using osage layouts for consistency of layering etc, see [Top Rank Node is not center aligned over some subgraphs](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/top-rank-node-is-not-center-aligned-over-some-subgraphs/2338)

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