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The best alternative to Dia is yEd Graph Editor, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Dia and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Dia are LibreOffice - Draw, Excalidraw, PlantUML and Square Sketch.

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  1. yEd Graph Editor icon

    yEd Graph Editor

     444 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...

    119 yEd Graph Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    yEd Graph Editor vs Dia Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Featureful. Reliable and extendable.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Lacika
    Positive
    1

    yEd has pretty much all features as Dia and a lot more! It has a bit steep learning curve and sometimes a bit strange UI, but once you learn it you can do almost any diagram in it. It can even reorganize it automatically, if it gets messy!

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Simple to use and has all the options you could want. I have now adopted it for the program I have developed in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • yEd Graph Editor is Free and ProprietaryDia is Free and Open Source
  2. LibreOffice - Draw icon

    LibreOffice - Draw

     315 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.

    100 LibreOffice - Draw alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
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    LibreOffice - Draw vs Dia Comments
    dimlakgorkehgz
    Negative
    2

    Line links not attached to objects. Better for drawing than diagramming though it is still possible.

    • LibreOffice - Draw is Free and Open SourceDia is also Free and Open Source
    • LibreOffice - Draw is Privacy focusedDia is not according to our users
  4. Excalidraw icon

    Excalidraw

     108 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.

    89 Excalidraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  5. PlantUML icon

    PlantUML

     119 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.

    117 PlantUML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.
     
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    PlantUML vs Dia Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    Not a GUI diagramming tool. By this logic graphviz is an alternative to Dia.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    PlantUML has no way to make a diagram or chart without knowing command line and learning a whole new markup language.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PlantUML is Free and Open SourceDia is also Free and Open Source
  7. Mindomo icon

    Mindomo

     156 likes

    Mindomo is the easiest online software for creating mind maps, concept maps, outlines and various other types of diagrams. The following features make it the perfect choice both for business and education:

    131 Mindomo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Firefox
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  9. Gaphor icon

    Gaphor

     8 likes

    Gaphor is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) UML and SysML modeling environment easy to use that will help you create your applications.

    15 Gaphor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Gaphor screenshot 1
     
  10. Umbrello icon

    Umbrello

     40 likes

    Umbrello is a Unified Modelling Language (UML) modelling tool and code generator. It can create diagrams of software and other systems in the industry-standard UML format, and can also generate code from UML diagrams in a variety of programming languages.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Umbrello screenshot 1
     
  11. Software Ideas Modeler icon

    Software Ideas Modeler

     25 likes

    Lightweight, powerful, easy to use, UML tool

    Software Ideas Modeler is a lightweight and powerful CASE tool. It supports UML 2.2 diagrams and a lot of other ones. Software Ideas Modeler is freeware (for non-commercial use). Commercial user may use this software only after buying.

    59 Software Ideas Modeler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Software Ideas Modeler screenshot 1
     
  12. MyDraw icon

    MyDraw

     25 likes

    MyDraw is an easy to use, yet powerful diagramming software that lets you create a large number of diagrams like flowcharts, organizational charts, mind maps, network diagrams, floor plans, family trees, business model diagrams, and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    MyDraw Flyers and Certificates Brochure Teddy Bear Brochure
     
  13. ARIS Express icon

    ARIS Express

     10 likes

    ARIS Express is based on the proven ARIS methodology and industry standards. Its intuitive user interface and the latest improvements in modeling assistances enable instant results. This free version will appeal to universities and vocational schools, as well as BPM beginners...

    43 ARIS Express alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    start screen of ARIS Express
     
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