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 Dia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like draw.io are LibreOffice - Draw, Excalidraw, 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 UML Modeling 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. Zen Flowchart is the simplest tool to create flowcharts, org charts, process charts, sitemaps, and more. With a minimal and intuitive user interface, creating diagrams with Zen Flowchart is very easy and delightful.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Scapple icon
     36 likes

    Scapple is an easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them. It isn’t exactly mind-mapping software—it’s more like a freeform text editor that allows you to make notes anywhere on the page and to connect them using straight...

    28 Scapple alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. Flowgorithm icon
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    Flowgorithm is a free application that helps you create programs using simple flowcharts.

    45 Flowgorithm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  4. ClickCharts icon
     6 likes

    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple diagrams, and organize complex data visibly.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
     
  5. Mermaid, PlantUML, and drawio diagrams that don't look auto-generated.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. PDDON icon
     5 likes

    A daily drawing tool that supports low code for learning or office use. It can be used for flowchart, mind map, UML diagram, ER diagram, network topology diagram, BPMN, Venn diagram, database model diagram, whiteboard drawing, infinite canvas, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  7. Lekh Diagram empowers you to express your idea on iPad and iPhone simply by sketching shapes with your finger.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Software architecture diagramming tool.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Datagraphs icon
     1 like

    Knowledge graphs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. MoreDraw icon
     1 like

    Moredraw is a thought recording whiteboard with multiple types of nodes built in, including flowcharts, mind maps, pictures, notes, videos, to-do lists, charts, etc. Any node can be linked to help you organize your thoughts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. ZenUML icon
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    ZenUML is a tool generating sequence diagrams from markup text. You can write Java-like code and it generate diagram from it.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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