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, Web-based, Mac, Linux and iPad apps. The best Dia alternative is draw.io, which is free. 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. 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

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    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    diagrams VS Dia

     
    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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    The GoVisual Diagram editor (GDE) provides powerful functionality for editing and automatic layout of diagrams. Diagrams are represented in form of graphs and cluster graphs. GDE contains all the layout styles available in the GoVisual libraries.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.2, released in July 2004, can be still downloaded from Download.com

    GoVisual Diagram Editor Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    GoVisual Diagram Editor VS Dia

     
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    Use simple text to quickly create and share diagrams with your team. Improve your documentation, planning and everyday communication with powerful tools for automatic diagram generation.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online

    Diagram.codes Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Flow Chart

    Diagram.codes VS Dia

     
  4. Draft.io icon
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    Draft.io is a visual and living document with the power of a flexible and collaborative blackboard. It’s a perfect environment to investigate, solve problems creatively, manage your projects visually, and document just what it takes to move forward.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Draft.io Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Product Roadmap Management
    3.  User story mapping
    4.  Visual-thinking

    Draft.io VS Dia

     
  5. DrawSCH icon
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    DrawSCH is able to create schematics online for free,You don't need to install the software. Just open your browser.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    DrawSCH VS Dia

     
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    loud-based ADONIS:CE brings you just that, and helps build your digital twin. ADONIS:Community Edition will help you create BPMN diagrams, build your business architecture, and perform business process optimization.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    ADONIS:Community Edition Features

    1.  Risk management

    ADONIS:Community Edition VS Dia

     
  7. PlantText icon
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    The PlantText tool is an online tool for quickly creating UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams. Unlike most tools, PlantText can build diagrams without the use of a mouse because it is based on PlantUML markup language.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • PlantUML

    PlantText Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    PlantText VS Dia

     
  8. Qonqur icon
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    Apple Vision like gesture controls meet ChatGPT in an app to explore knowledge that doesn't require a headset or downloads. You just need a modern device with a webcam.

    47 Qonqur alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Hierarchical Structure
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Voice control
    5.  Knowledge Management
    6.  Knowledge base

    Qonqur VS Dia

     
  9. Diagrammix icon
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    Tool for efficiently building attractive diagrams.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Diagrammix VS Dia

     
  10. textografo icon
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    Generate diagrams from text faster than ever and facilitate stakeholders involvement via animation and online collaboration.

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    • Online

    textografo Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    textografo VS Dia

     
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