Free Online Microsoft Visio Alternatives

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 alternative is draw.io. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visio and loads of them are free and available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Online alternatives to Microsoft Visio are yEd Graph Editor, Lucidchart, Excalidraw and Miro.

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Microsoft Visio alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors, but if you're looking for Mind Mapping Tools or Wireframing 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.

    130 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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    Comment summary: Many users praise draw.io as a lightweight, user-friendly, and cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Visio. Benefits highlighted include its intuitive interface, offline capabilities, support for LaTeX, and compatibility with Visio files. The open-source nature and free availability are frequent points of commendation. While most feedback is positive, one comment regards draw.io as merely an illustration tool with flowchart shapes. Overall, it is well-regarded for its features, ease of access, and utility both online and offline.
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    It is very convenient and contains many features.

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    Lightweight, simple to learn/use and not a rip-off like Visio.

    Guest
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    Simplified, easy to use interface. Free and Open Source. Clean UI design and look and feel.

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    • Almost everyone thinks draw.io is a great Microsoft Visio alternative.

    • draw.io is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Microsoft Visio.

    • draw.io is the most popular free alternative to Microsoft Visio.

    • draw.io is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Visio is Paid and Proprietary
    • draw.io 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

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    • BSD
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    Guest
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    good functionality, when all custom pallets are in place, over the years.

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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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    Open source, lightweight, easy to use.

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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
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    Lucidchart

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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

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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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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    I have tried them all. Lucidchart is the easiest to use, works across all my devices, and supports real-time collaboration.

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    Cross-platform interoperability is key.

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    Free, fast and easy to work no bogging you down with logic statements or life changing decisions.

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    • Most users think Lucidchart is a great Microsoft Visio alternative.

    • Lucidchart is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad, SaaS & Android Tablet alternative to Microsoft Visio.

    • Lucidchart is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Visio is Paid and Proprietary
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    Excalidraw

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    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.

    80 Excalidraw alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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    While Excalidraw is great whiteboard software, it doesn't support as many shapes and "relations between objects" as visio does

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Excalidraw is Freemium and Open SourceMicrosoft Visio is Paid and Proprietary
    • Excalidraw is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Visio is not according to our users
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    Miro

     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

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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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

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    • Open Source

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    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.
     
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    quiver diagram editor

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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
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    Graphviz

     74 likes
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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

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    • Free
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    Google Drawings

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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

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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    Wireflow

     22 likes
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    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.

    117 Wireflow alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Kroki

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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