Dia Alternatives

Dia is described as 'Open-source diagram editor with cross-platform support offering entity relationship, UML, flowchart, and network diagram creation with editable objects' and is a very popular Diagram Editor in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Dia for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPad apps. The best Dia alternative is draw.io, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dia are yEd Graph Editor, LibreOffice - Draw, Excalidraw and Lucidchart.

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Dia alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors, but if you're looking for Mind Mapping Tools or UML Modeling Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Dia.
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Open-source diagram editor with cross-platform support offering entity relationship, UML, flowchart, and network diagram creation with editable objects.

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Dia alternatives page was last updated May 16, 2025
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  1. Xfig icon
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    Xfig is an interactive drawing tool which runs under X Window System Version 11 Release 4 (X11R4) or later, on most UNIX-compatible platforms, and e.g. under Darwin on the MacIntosh and any X server under Microsoft Windows.

    21 Xfig alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

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  2. Graphity icon
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    Graphity is a diagram editor that can be used to quickly and effectively generate drawings and to apply automatic layouts to a range of different diagrams and networks.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    Graphity Features

    1.  Flow Chart

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  3. Shapes icon
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    Shapes is a simple, elegant diagramming app for OS X. Shapes gives you all of the most important features you need in a diagramming tool without all the extra cruft, and without breaking the bank!.

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Shapes Features

    1.  Charts

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  4. draft1.ai icon
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    Generate diagram-rich reports and documents, instantly. Generate software architecture diagrams, network diagrams, UML diagrams, cloud diagrams and many more!

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    draft1.ai VS Dia

     
  5. PathVisio icon
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    PathVisio is a free open-source pathway analysis and drawing software that allows drawing, editing and analysing biological pathways.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    PathVisio Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    PathVisio VS Dia

     
  6. Smart Diagram icon
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    Create Diagram Easily in a Minute, anywhere anytime Smart Diagram brings easy diagram making to Android Organize ideas and thoughts with clear diagrams. Simple & Easy, No painful learning. You can note down your flash ideas with flow chart now! Usage: Flow Chart, Tree Diagram.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Android
    Discontinued

    The app is no longer updated. Last version, 1.04, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from Google Play Store.

    Smart Diagram VS Dia

     
  7. UMLGraph icon
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    UMLGraph allows the declarative specification and drawing of UML class and sequence diagrams. The current features are part of an ongoing effort aiming to provide support for all types UML diagrams.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    UMLGraph VS Dia

     
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    Mark makes drawing flowcharts and diagrams as easy as drawing with a pencil. It automatically converts shapes and text as you draw with Apple Pencil.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPad

    Mark - Flowcharts & Diagrams Features

    1.  Handwriting recognition
    2.  Flow Chart

    Mark - Flowcharts & Diagrams VS Dia

     
  9. Ilograph icon
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    With Ilograph diagrams, you define your resources once, then show how they're related from many different perspectives. Seamlessly change perspectives to demonstrate cross-functional dependencies and shared responsibilities.

    54 Ilograph alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

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  10. diagrams icon
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    Diagrams is a powerful, flexible, declarative domain-specific language for creating vector graphics, using the Haskell programming language.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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    Comments about diagrams as an Alternative to Dia
    brunetton
    Negative Aug 24, 2015
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    Diagram is a real good piece of software, but nothing to do with dia. One is declarative, the other is WYSIWYG

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    • diagrams is Free and Open SourceDia is also Free and Open Source
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