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Free diagrams.net Alternatives

The best free alternative to diagrams.net is Dia, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to diagrams.net and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to diagrams.net are Pencil Project, LibreOffice - Draw, yEd Graph Editor and XMind.

diagrams.net alternatives are mainly Mind Mapping Tools but may also be Diagram Editors or Wireframing Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of diagrams.net.
This page was last updated Jun 15, 2022
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  • Google Drive
  • Microsoft OneDrive
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  • Google Slides
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diagrams.net (previously draw.io) is a free online diagram drawing application for workflow, BPM, org charts, UML, ER,...

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  1. Lucidchart

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Zapier
    • bambooHR
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Office Powerpoint
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • Jira
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive
    • Slack
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Quip
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Salesforce.com
    • Google Apps
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Microsoft Office 365
    • Google Drive - Sheets
    • GitHub
    • Microsoft Office Suite
    • LinkedIn
    • Confluence
    • Microsoft Office Excel

    Lucidchart is a visual workspace that combines diagramming, collaboration, and data visualization to accelerate understanding and drive innovation. With this intuitive, cloud-based solution, everyone can work visually and collaborate in real time.

    Some users think Lucidchart is a great alternative to diagrams.net, some don't.

  2. Dia

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

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

    Dia vs diagrams.net opinions
    Almost everyone thinks Dia is a great alternative to diagrams.net.

    Very intuitive, flexible and well defined.

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

    Discontinued

    The last release/commit was in October 2019.

    Pencil Project vs diagrams.net opinions
    Most users think Pencil Project is a great alternative to diagrams.net.
    adondriel

    Works well, haven't used it 100% yet, but it looks and feels like it will work VERY well once I need it later on. No styling, but for wireframes, we shouldn't need styles.

    Positive comment • about 5 years ago
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    hichemchinwi

    becouse, desktop application

    Positive comment • over 5 years ago
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  5. 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.

    LibreOffice - Draw vs diagrams.net opinions
    Some users think LibreOffice - Draw is a great alternative to diagrams.net, some don't.
    coralof

    LibreOffice Draw is a more fully-featured and customizable application than draw.io in my opinion. The main reason I think it is better, though, is because it is a native application, rather than something that forces you to use it online.

    Positive comment • over 3 years ago
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  6. 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.

  8. XMind

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
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    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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    XMind is a brainstorming and mind mapping application. It provides a rich set of different visualization styles, and allows sharing of created mind maps via their website.

    XMind vs diagrams.net opinions
    This alternative is disputed. XMind is still a legitimate alternative to diagrams.net, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    not a diagram tool but a mind map tool

    Negative comment • about 5 years ago
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    amritkarmacharya

    not a diagram tool but a mind map tool.

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  9. Lucidchart

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Online
    • Android
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    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Zapier
    • bambooHR
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Office Powerpoint
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • Jira
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive
    • Slack
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Quip
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Salesforce.com
    • Google Apps
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Microsoft Office 365
    • Google Drive - Sheets
    • GitHub
    • Microsoft Office Suite
    • LinkedIn
    • Confluence
    • Microsoft Office Excel

    Lucidchart is a visual workspace that combines diagramming, collaboration, and data visualization to accelerate understanding and drive innovation. With this intuitive, cloud-based solution, everyone can work visually and collaborate in real time.

    Lucidchart vs diagrams.net opinions
    Some users think Lucidchart is a great alternative to diagrams.net, some don't.
    lowamy

    Essentially the same functionality but with a much slicker interface.

    Positive comment • over 3 years ago
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  10. Penpot

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Penpot is the first Open Source design and prototyping platform meant for cross-domain teams. Non dependent on operating systems, Penpot is web based and works with open web standards (SVG). For all and empowered by the community.

  11. PlantUML

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
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    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.

    Almost everyone thinks PlantUML is a great alternative to diagrams.net.

  12. Google Drawings

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    • Free • Proprietary
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Google Drawings, part of Google Drive, allows users to collaborate creating, sharing, and editing images or drawings. It can be used for creating charts, diagrams, designs, flow-charts, etc.

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