draw.io Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to draw.io for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Dia, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to draw.io and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to draw.io are LibreOffice - Draw, yEd Graph Editor, TreeSheets and DeepNotes.

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draw.io alternatives are mainly Mind Mapping Tools, but if you're looking for Diagram Editors or UML Modeling Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted, Self-Hosted + Open Source, Diagram Editor, Android, Open Source, Self-Hosted + Mind Mapping and Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to draw.io.
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  1. Dia icon
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    Open-source diagram editor supporting Linux, Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X, with features for constructing entity relationship, UML, flowchart, and network diagrams, customizable with XML-defined shapes, extensibility, and a GTK+-based graphical user interface.

    93 Dia alternatives

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  2. 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.

    100 LibreOffice - Draw alternatives

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    • PortableApps.com
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  3. yEd Graph Editor icon
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    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. You can use yEd to quickly create flow charts, BPMN and UML diagrams...

    119 yEd Graph Editor alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  4. DeepNotes icon
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    DeepNotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted visual note-taking app with deep page navigation and live collaboration. Create mind maps, diagrams, kanban boards, among others. Infinite nesting of infinite canvases.

    108 DeepNotes alternatives

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  5. PlantUML icon
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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.

    118 PlantUML alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  6. 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.

    128 Wondershare EdrawMax alternatives

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    • Paid
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  7. 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.

    108 OmniGraffle alternatives

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  8. 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.

    63 Mural alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  9. Visual Paradigm icon
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    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.

    84 Visual Paradigm alternatives

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    • Paid
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