Excalidraw AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Diagram Editors

The best Diagram Editor alternative to Excalidraw is draw.io, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Excalidraw and many of them are Diagram Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Diagram Editor alternatives to Excalidraw are LibreOffice - Draw, Miro, Dia and DeepNotes.

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  1. Lucidchart icon
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    Lucidchart is a cloud-based platform that promotes teamwork through diagramming, collaboration, and data visualization. It serves millions worldwide, offering flowcharts, UML, real-time collaboration, Visio support, and browser access. Designed for innovation and understanding, it integrates easily into workflows.

    64 Lucidchart alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  2. draw.io icon
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    Feature-rich diagram editor offering privacy-focused, ad-free experience with real-time collaboration, offline usage, dark mode, and cloud storage support. No registration required and compatible with various diagram formats, it excels in simplicity by not tracking user data.

    130 draw.io alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Notion
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Flathub
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • PortableApps.com
    • Google Drive
    • Google Docs
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Google Slides
    • Flatpak
    • Google Sheets
     
    • draw.io is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Excalidraw.

    • draw.io is the most popular free alternative to Excalidraw.

    • draw.io is Free and ProprietaryExcalidraw is Freemium and Open Source
    • draw.io is LightweightExcalidraw is not according to our users
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    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.

    97 LibreOffice - Draw alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
     
  4. Miro icon
     115 likes
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    A secure collaboration platform for distributed teams offering real-time and asynchronous capabilities, infinite canvas, integrations with major tools like Google Suite, Slack, and Dropbox, and features for enhanced product development and design workflows.

    107 Miro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about Miro as an Alternative to Excalidraw
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    Im using excalidraw for teaching purposes. Even if miro was opensource, for this particular purpose it is trash

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    • Miro is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & SaaS alternative to Excalidraw.

    • Miro is Freemium and ProprietaryExcalidraw is Freemium and Open Source
  5. Dia icon
     451 likes
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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.

    91 Dia alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • FreeBSD
    • Xfce
    • DragonFly BSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  6. 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.

    83 DeepNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Lucidchart icon
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    Lucidchart is a cloud-based platform that promotes teamwork through diagramming, collaboration, and data visualization. It serves millions worldwide, offering flowcharts, UML, real-time collaboration, Visio support, and browser access. Designed for innovation and understanding, it integrates easily into workflows.

    64 Lucidchart alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Microsoft Visio icon
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    Create data-connected diagrams with real-time collaboration as part of the Office Suite. Ideal for IT and business professionals, it visualizes complex info with ease, providing intuitive tools for diagramming, mind mapping, and vector graphics.

    124 Microsoft Visio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Microsoft Visio is the most popular commercial alternative to Excalidraw.

    • Microsoft Visio is Paid and ProprietaryExcalidraw is Freemium and Open Source
  9. LimanDoc icon
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    LimanDoc is a simple yet powerful tool for visualize files, diagrams, and construct a mind map with the possibility to edit Markdown text. It is an offline first desktop app with a 2D canvas that allows a preview of the inner folders (boards).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. tldraw icon
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    tldraw is a collaborative digital whiteboard available at tldraw.com. Its editor, user interface, and other underlying libraries available in this repository and also distributed on npm. You can use tldraw to create a drop-in whiteboard for your product or as the foundation on...

    34 tldraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    It is very similar, the features are roughly the same.

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    • Almost everyone thinks tldraw is a great Excalidraw alternative.

    • tldraw is Freemium and ProprietaryExcalidraw is Freemium and Open Source
    • tldraw is LightweightExcalidraw is not according to our users
  11. 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.

    115 PlantUML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
     
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    Efficient web-based tool for constructing high-quality commutative diagrams. Offers LaTeX export with embedded links, intuitive interface supporting both mouse and keyboard inputs, and features like multiple selections, macro support, and smart label alignment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
     
  13. 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.

    72 Google Drawings alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
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