draw.io Alternatives

draw.io is described as 'Privacy-focused diagramming software supporting real-time collaboration, offline mode, and cloud storage without ads or registration' and is a leading Diagram Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to draw.io for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and SaaS apps. The best draw.io alternative is Excalidraw, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like draw.io are Dia, LibreOffice - Draw, yEd Graph Editor and TreeSheets.

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draw.io alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors, but if you're looking for Mind Mapping Tools or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted, Self-Hosted + Open Source, Diagram Editor, Self-Hosted + Mind Mapping, Free, Self-Hosted + Diagram Editor and Mind Mapping. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to draw.io.
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  1. Versatile diagram software offering extensive templates for flowcharts, org charts, and more. AI integration simplifies diagramming, facilitates project analysis, and includes features like chatbots and OCR. Suitable for personal, professional, and collaborative use.

    130 Wondershare EdrawMax alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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  2. Google Drawings icon
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    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.

    74 Google Drawings alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  3. OmniGraffle icon
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    OmniGraffle can help you make eye-popping graphic documents—quickly—by providing powerful styling tools, keeping lines connected to shapes even when they’re moved, and magically organizing diagrams with just one click.

    111 OmniGraffle alternatives

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  4. Mural icon
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    MURAL is a visual collaboration workspace for modern teams. Based in the cloud, MURAL serves shared, digital whiteboards where teams visually explore complex challenges, facilitate design thinking methods and organize Agile processes across any device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. Square Sketch icon
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    Square Sketch is a professional tool for visualizing your ideas on a square grid.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Visual Paradigm icon
     42 likes

    Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a UML design tool and UML CASE tool designed to aid software development. VP-UML supports key modeling standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.4, SysML, ERD, DFD, BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate 2.0, etc.

    86 Visual Paradigm alternatives

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    • Paid
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  7. Wireflow icon
     23 likes

    Feature-rich, open-source Wireflow offers a collaborative platform for online creation of complex user flow prototypes. Ideal for team work in UI design, wireframing, and mind mapping, promoting idea sharing in real-time environment aided by modern whiteboard features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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    Wireflow vs draw.io Comments
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    More a tool for website design

    Leopoldo Lugones
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    Does have a lot of graphics, but none of them let you change their content, only the title. For my use this makes it unusable. You cant even insert links or images. If only I could add text on these graphics, I would begin to use this tool.

    • Wireflow is Free and Open Sourcedraw.io is also Free and Open Source
    • Wireflow is a Wireframing draw.io is a Diagram Editor
  8. Heimer icon
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    Heimer is a desktop application for creating mind maps and other suitable diagrams. It's written in Qt and targeted for Linux and Windows.

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  9. Mindomo icon
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    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:

    135 Mindomo alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Google Chrome
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    • Firefox
     
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    Focus is on Mindmaping not graphic diagraming

    • Mindomo is Freemium and Proprietarydraw.io is Free and Open Source
    • Mindomo is a Mind Mapping draw.io is a Diagram Editor
  10. Delineato icon
     5 likes

    Minimalist diagramming and mind mapping tool for freelancers and creative teams, offering intuitive web, iOS, and Android apps, free usage forever, fast wireframing, ChatGPT plugin, Markdown import, multiple themes, and PNG export for flexible workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
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    • Online
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  11. ProcessOn icon
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    ProcessOn is One tool for diverse diagramming needs.Product capabilities are mainly divided into Mind Map,Flowchart,Whiteboard,Mermaid,Formula Editor.Most importantly, ProcessOn supports AI-powered graphing, empowering tools through intelligent AI.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
  12. Kinopio icon
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    Kinopio is a visual thinking tool for new ideas and hard problems. Used for note taking, planning, journaling, and diagramming – by yourself or collaboratively.

    58 Kinopio alternatives

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    • Freemium
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