Free Microsoft Visio Alternatives

The best free alternative to Microsoft Visio is draw.io. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visio and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Microsoft Visio are Dia, yEd Graph Editor, LibreOffice - Draw and Lucidchart.

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Microsoft Visio alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors but may also be Mind Mapping Tools or UML Modeling Tools.  Other popular filters includes Android + Mind Mapping. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Microsoft Visio.
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Microsoft Visio alternatives page was last updated Jul 22, 2024
  1. ClickCharts icon
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    Clickcharts flowchart software allows for easy drawing of diagrams and flowcharts to provide a way of organising and displaying data. Lay out your ideas, organisation and processes or create UML, Venn or mind map diagrams with this flow diagram maker.

    115 ClickCharts alternatives
    Clickcharts Diagram and Flowchart Maker Main Screen

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire

    ClickCharts Features

    1.  Flow diagram visualisation
    2.  Flow Chart
    3.  ER Diagrams
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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.

    56 Dynamic Draw alternatives
    Dynamic Draw screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Dynamic Draw Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Class Diagrams
    3.  Flow Chart
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  3. Ideament icon
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    Lets you easily draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa.

    15 Ideament alternatives
    Ideament screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad

    Ideament Features

    1.  Brainstorming
    2.  Concept Mapping
    3.  Outliner
    4.  Flow Chart
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  4. PlantText icon
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    The PlantText tool is an online tool for quickly creating UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams. Unlike most tools, PlantText can build diagrams without the use of a mouse because it is based on PlantUML markup language.

    71 PlantText alternatives
    PlantText screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • PlantUML

    PlantText Features

    1.  Flow Chart
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  5. PathVisio icon
     7 likes

    PathVisio is a free open-source pathway analysis and drawing software that allows drawing, editing and analysing biological pathways.

    70 PathVisio alternatives
    PathVisio screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    PathVisio Features

    1.  Flow Chart
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  6. xMap icon
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    Visually lay out information such as a curriculum and analyze it using tags. You can use xMap to plan a conference, software development sprint, or new hire training. Has free (fully functional but limits on # objects/file size) and paid plans.

    15 xMap alternatives
    Main xMap Editor Interface

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    xMap Features

    1.  Planning
    2.  Visual-thinking
    3.  Tagging
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  7. ProcessOn icon
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    ProcessOn is an online collaborative diagramming platform where people can create varieties of diagrams including flowcharts, mindmaps, UML, BPMN, mockups, etc, and collaborate in real-time.

    89 ProcessOn alternatives
    ProcessOn screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Support for @mentions
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Flow Chart
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