Microsoft Visio Alternatives Filtered by 'Portable'

The best alternative to Microsoft Visio is LibreOffice - Draw, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visio and seven of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Microsoft Visio are yEd Graph Editor, PlantUML, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM and MoreDraw.

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  1. LibreOffice - Draw icon

    LibreOffice - Draw

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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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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
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    Comments about LibreOffice - Draw as an Alternative to Microsoft Visio
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    It's free and open source, while Visio is proprietary and expensive.

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    It works well for me, is free and open source, and Visio obviously is not.

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    Red-Case
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    Not cloud based, which is great. Had problems with diagrams.net being unable to login with my Google account which made my files inaccessible.

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    • Most users think LibreOffice - Draw is a great Microsoft Visio alternative.

    • LibreOffice - Draw is the most popular Open Source alternative to Microsoft Visio.

    • LibreOffice - Draw is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Visio is Paid and Proprietary
    • LibreOffice - Draw is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMicrosoft Visio is not according to our users
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    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    good functionality, when all custom pallets are in place, over the years.

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    Guest
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    Free, lightweight and good response. Powerful layout tool to smart redraw your diagram. Several types of diagrams supported.

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    Guest
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    Open source, lightweight, easy to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks yEd Graph Editor is a great Microsoft Visio alternative.

    • yEd Graph Editor is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Visio is Paid and Proprietary
  4. PlantUML icon

    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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

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    ConceptDraw DIAGRAM v14 is the only product that supports Visio legacy, runs on macOS and Windows, and is a perpetual license. Import/Export VDX, VSDX, VSSX and Import VSD, VSS files.

    46 ConceptDraw DIAGRAM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    MoreDraw

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    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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. Dynamic Draw

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    A Powerful idea processor.It's Open Source and Freeware. Create UML Diagrams, Network Diagrams, Flowcharts and many other types of diagrams with the versatile Dynamic Draw Software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Vexlio

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    Desktop application to create precise, high quality diagrams including automatic snapping, embedded LaTeX equations, a Lua program mode, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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