DotEditor AlternativesDiagram Editors and other similar apps like DotEditor

DotEditor is described as 'A graphical editor for dot files for use with GraphViz to generate diagrams' and is a Diagram Editor in the business & commerce category. There are eight alternatives to DotEditor for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Linux, Windows and BSD apps. The best DotEditor alternative is Penpot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DotEditor are yEd Graph Editor, PlantUML, Graphviz and OmniGraffle.

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  1. Penpot icon

    Penpot

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    Penpot offers open-source design solutions with seamless workflows, including responsive layouts and code inspection in HTML/CSS. Supporting design systems, it enables developers to ship fast using ready-to-use code while ensuring file ownership. Perfect for team collaboration, it's free with premium options.

    67 Penpot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Powerful interaction design tool for designers and developers.
     

    • Penpot is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to DotEditor.

    • Penpot is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DotEditor.

    • Penpot is Freemium and Open SourceDotEditor is Free and Open Source
    • Penpot is LightweightDotEditor is not according to our users
  2. yEd Graph Editor icon

    yEd Graph Editor

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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...

    117 yEd Graph Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to DotEditor.

    • yEd Graph Editor is Free and ProprietaryDotEditor is Free and Open Source
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    PlantUML

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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.

    115 PlantUML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.
     

    • PlantUML is the most popular Android alternative to DotEditor.

    • PlantUML is Free and Open SourceDotEditor is also Free and Open Source
  5. Graphviz icon

    Graphviz

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    Graphviz is open source graph visualization software. Graph visualization is a way of representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks. It has important applications in networking, bioinformatics, software engineering, database and web design...

    56 Graphviz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. OmniGraffle icon

    OmniGraffle

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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.

    107 OmniGraffle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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    • OmniGraffle is the most popular iPad alternative to DotEditor.

    • OmniGraffle is the most popular commercial alternative to DotEditor.

    • OmniGraffle is Paid and ProprietaryDotEditor is Free and Open Source
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    Penrose

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    Penrose is a platform that enables people to create beautiful diagrams just by typing mathematical notation in plain text. The goal is to make it easy for non-experts to create and explore high-quality diagrams and provide deeper insight into challenging technical concepts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Code2flow icon

    Code2flow

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    Code2Flow is an innovative diagram creator that uses simple programming structure to build flowcharts in the most intuitive way possible. It employs syntax from the C programming language in a way that makes it easily usable for non-programmers and programmers alike.

    11 Code2flow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Graphs icon

    Graphs

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    Graphs is a simple, yet powerful tool that allows you to plot and manipulate your data with ease. You can import data from two-column files or generate it via an equation. All data can be manipulated using a variety of operations such as the ability to select, cut, translate...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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