Microsoft Visio AlternativesOnly Free Web apps categorised as Mind Mapping Tools

Microsoft Visio is not available as a web app but there are plenty of alternatives that runs in the browser with similar functionality. The best free Online Mind Mapping Tool alternative is draw.io, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visio and many of them are free and Mind Mapping Tools available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Online Mind Mapping Tool alternatives to Microsoft Visio are yEd Graph Editor, Lucidchart, Excalidraw and Miro.

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Microsoft Visio alternatives are mainly Mind Mapping Tools, but if you're looking for Diagram Editors or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Linux, Android + Mind Mapping, Diagram Editor, Android Tablet and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Visio.
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  1. draw.io icon

    draw.io

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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.

    143 draw.io alternatives

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    • Chrome OS
    • Notion
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Flathub
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • PortableApps.com
    • Google Drive
    • Google Docs
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Google Slides
    • Flatpak
    • Google Sheets
    Use the diagram editor in dark mode. Go to app.diagrams.net/?splash=0&ui=dark
     
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    yEd Graph Editor

     444 likes

    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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    • Proprietary

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    • BSD
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    Lucidchart

     538 likes

    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.

    79 Lucidchart alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Lucidchart Templates and Examples: With hundreds of template examples to choose from, you can start diagramming in no time.
     
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    Miro

    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 devel...

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    Excalidraw

     110 likes

    Excalidraw is an open-source whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them. Available directly online as a web app and also through CodeSandbox to easily see how the code works, and the app is available for self-hosting.

    93 Excalidraw alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Miro

     127 likes

    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.

    128 Miro alternatives

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    PlantUML

     120 likes

    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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    • Chrome OS
    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.
     
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    Wireflow

     22 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.

    120 Wireflow alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Kroki

     7 likes

    Creates diagrams from textual descriptions! It provides a unified API with support for BlockDiag, BPMN, Bytefield, C4 (with PlantUML), Ditaa, Erd, GraphViz, Mermaid, Nomnoml, PlantUML, SvgBob, UMLet, Vega, Vega-Lite, WaveDrom.

    26 Kroki alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Cacoo

     75 likes

    Cacoo is a user-friendly online diagramming tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as wireframes, flowcharts, UML diagrams, network diagrams, mindmaps, sitemaps, database diagrams, and more.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Cacoo screenshot 1
     
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    ProcessOn

     22 likes

    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.

    89 ProcessOn alternatives

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    • Chrome OS
    One stop drawing tool
     
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    Xmind AI

     6 likes

    Xmind AI is a powerful online mind mapping tool that uses AI to assist in generating ideas and offers seamless collaboration for your teams.

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Xmind AI is a powerful online mind mapping tool that uses AI to assist in generating ideas and offers seamless collaboration for your teams.
     
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