Diagram Editors

All apps in Diagram Editors category. Use the filters below to narrow down your search. 
  1. draw.io icon
     967 likes

    Note: This software is now renamed as "diagrams.net", however, it is still popularly known as "draw.io".

    122 draw.io alternatives
    Use the diagram editor in dark mode. Go to app.diagrams.net/?splash=0&ui=dark

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Notion
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • PortableApps.com
    • Google Drive
    • Google Docs
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Google Slides
    • Google Sheets
    Windows Desktop App
    Whiteboarding example
    +9
    draw.io screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Flow Chart
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Sync with Google Drive
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Hierarchical Structure
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Support for Layers
    12.  No Coding Required
  2. Figma icon
     211 likes

    Web-based vector graphics editor with desktop apps, focusing on real-time collaboration and version control for UI/UX design.

    79 Figma alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Figma screenshot 2
    +4
    Figma screenshot 3

    Top Figma Features

    1. Sketch icon  Import from Sketch
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Brainstorming
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Create UI Components
    7.  Design handoff
    8.  Auto Layout
    9.  Embedded comments
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Transitions Effects
  3. Pencil Project icon
     412 likes

    Pencil is a standalone app that lets you create diagrams or UI mockups. It doesn't have collaboration/multi-user features.

    79 Pencil Project alternatives
    Pencil Project screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Pencil Project screenshot 1
    Pencil Project screenshot 2
    +6
    Pencil Project screenshot 3

    Pencil Project Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Sketching
    4.  Cliparts
    5.  Export to HTML
    6.  Export to SVG
    7.  Export to PDF
    8.  Export to PNG
    Discontinued

    It seems that this project is inactive. Since late 2023 there has been virtually no development in their GitHub repository.

  4. LibreOffice - Draw icon
     297 likes

    Draw lets you produce anything from a quick sketch to a complex plan, and gives you the means to communicate with graphics and diagrams. With a maximum page size of 300cm by 300cm, Draw is a an excellent package for producing technical drawings, general posters, and much else.

    94 LibreOffice - Draw alternatives
    LibreOffice - Draw screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Export to PDF
    2.  Portable
    3.  Sequence Diagrams
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Export to SVG
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Auto Layout
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Import CSV Data
    12.  Drawing Board
  5. yEd Graph Editor icon
     435 likes

    yEd is a powerful diagram editor that can be used to quickly create diagrams manually or import external data for analysis and auto-magically arrange even large data sets by just pressing a button. You can use yEd to quickly create flow charts, BPMN and UML diagrams...

    113 yEd Graph Editor alternatives
    yEd Graph Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    yEd Graph Editor screenshot 1
    yEd Graph Editor screenshot 2
    +2
    yEd Graph Editor screenshot 3

    Top yEd Graph Editor Features

    1.  Export to SVG
    2.  Flow diagram visualisation
    3.  BPMN diagrams
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Auto Layout
    6.  Portable
    7.  XML import / export
    8.  Modules
    9. Microsoft Excel icon  Import From Excel
    10.  Grid layout options
    11.  ER Diagrams
    12.  Layout
  6. Dia icon
     448 likes

    Dia is a GTK+ based diagram creation program for Linux, Unix, Mac OS X and Windows released under the GPL license.

    93 Dia alternatives
    Dia screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • FreeBSD
    • Xfce
    • DragonFly BSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Flow Chart
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Workflow
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  7. Excalidraw icon
     70 likes

    Excalidraw is an open-source whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them. Available directly online as a web app and also through CodeSandbox to easily see how the code works, and the app is available for self-hosting.

    34 Excalidraw alternatives
    Excalidraw screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Excalidraw screenshot 1
    Excalidraw screenshot 2
    +1
    Excalidraw screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Interactive Whiteboard
    2.  Shared whiteboard
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Export to SVG
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Free hand drawing
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Support for Layers
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  WYSIWYG Support
  8. DeepNotes icon
     32 likes

    DeepNotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted visual note-taking app with deep page navigation and live collaboration. Create mind maps, diagrams, kanban boards, among others. Infinite nesting of infinite canvases.

    47 DeepNotes alternatives
    Family tree

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Diagram
    Kanban
    +5
    History

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Scrum Boards
    3.  Two-factor Authentication
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5.  Visual Pinboard
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Encrypted Backup
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
  9. Miro icon
     109 likes

    A scalable tool for real-time and asynchronous team collaboration across devices with an infinite canvas, suitable for strategy planning and real-time feedback.

    97 Miro alternatives
    Miro screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Miro screenshot 1
    Miro screenshot 2
    +5
    Miro screenshot 3

    Top Miro Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Interactive Whiteboard
    3.  Mind Map view
    4.  Shared whiteboard
    5.  Visual planning
    6.  Kanban Board
    7.  Online collaboration
    8.  AI-Powered
    9.  Brainstorming
    10.  UX Design
    11.  Visual-thinking
    12.  Concept Mapping
  10. Lucidchart icon
     534 likes

    Cloud-based tool for diagramming and collaboration, with 20M users globally, supports Visio import/export and features UML modeling and more.

    46 Lucidchart alternatives
    Lucidchart Templates and Examples: With hundreds of template examples to choose from, you can start diagramming in no time.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Connect Lucidchart to all your favorite industry-leading apps.
    Import data seamlessly from your org charts (CSV), entity relationships (SQL), UML sequence markup, mindmaps, AWS architecture diagrams, and process diagrams (CSV). With our data linking capabilities, you can also import data from Google Sheets, Excel, and CSV.
    +6
    Import your existing diagrams from Microsoft Visio, Omnigraffle, Gliffy, and Draw.io!

    Top Lucidchart Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Flow Chart
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Export to PDF
    5.  General-purpose diagramming
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for @mentions
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  AI-Powered
    10.  Charts
    11.  Scalable UI
    12.  Online collaboration
  11. Microsoft Visio icon
     250 likes

    Microsoft Visio makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information. Go from complicated text and tables that are hard to understand to Visio diagrams that communicate information at a glance.

    118 Microsoft Visio alternatives
    Microsoft Visio screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microsoft Visio Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Workflow
    3.  Flow Chart
    4.  Brainstorming
  12. PlantUML icon
     115 likes

    PlantUML is an open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others.

    115 PlantUML alternatives
    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS

    PlantUML Features

    1.  Text Based Format
    2.  Portable
    3.  Java based
    4.  VCS Friendly
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Workflow
    7.  Rendering
    8.  Create UML entities
    9.  Flow Chart
  13. LimanDoc icon
     7 likes

    LimanDoc is a simple yet powerful tool for visualize files, diagrams, and construct a mind map with the possibility to edit Markdown text. It is an offline first desktop app with a 2D canvas that allows a preview of the inner folders (boards).

    33 LimanDoc alternatives
    LimanDoc screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    LimanDoc screenshot 1
    LimanDoc screenshot 2
    +2
    LimanDoc screenshot 3

    LimanDoc Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  PDF support
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Infinite canvas
    6.  Infinite hierarchical depth
    7.  Unlimited Canvas Area
    8.  Flow diagram visualisation
  14. quiver diagram editor icon
     6 likes

    Powerful web-based editor for creating detailed commutative diagrams, exporting them to LaTeX with embedded links for easy sharing and re-editing.

    52 quiver diagram editor alternatives
    quiver diagram editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    quiver diagram editor screenshot 1
    quiver diagram editor screenshot 2
    +6
    quiver diagram editor screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5.  Activity history
    6.  Undo and redo
    7.  Export to LaTeX
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Drag and Drop
    10.  Multi-selection
  15. Frame0 icon
     8 likes

    Sketch your app ideas without stress Make hand-drawn style wireframes quickly and easily.

    53 Frame0 alternatives
    Frame0 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Frame0 screenshot 1
    Frame0 screenshot 2
    +3
    Frame0 screenshot 3

    Frame0 Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Create UI Components
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Website wireframing
    7.  Sketching