Penrose Alternatives

Penrose is described as 'Platform that enables people to create beautiful diagrams just by typing mathematical notation in plain text. The goal is to make it easy for non-experts to create and explore high-quality diagrams and provide deeper insight into challenging technical concepts' and is a Diagram Editor in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Penrose for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Penrose alternative is draw.io, which is free. Other great apps like Penrose are LibreOffice - Draw, yEd Graph Editor, Microsoft Visio and Mermaid.

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  1. Kroki icon
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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)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. D2 icon
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    Create beautiful diagrams in minutes. Simple syntax. Endlessly customizable. D2 is the fastest and easiest way to get a mental model from your head onto the screen, then make edits with your team.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Code2flow icon
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    Code2Flow is an innovative diagram creator that uses simple programming structure to build flowcharts in the most intuitive way possible. It employs syntax from the C programming language in a way that makes it easily usable for non-programmers and programmers alike.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. QuikFlow icon
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    Create flowcharts (and mind maps) without worrying about layout with QuikFlow. With our innovative interactive layout algorithms, you can work as if you were using a mind mapping application while creating flowcharts. Define your structure and the app handles the layout!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. ClickCharts icon
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    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple diagrams, and organize complex data visibly.

    121 ClickCharts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
     
  6. Graphs icon
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    Graphs is a simple, yet powerful tool that allows you to plot and manipulate your data with ease. You can import data from two-column files or generate it via an equation. All data can be manipulated using a variety of operations such as the ability to select, cut, translate...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
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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
     
  8. ikolinks icon
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    Explore a world of curated content, helpful resources, and exciting updates. Sign Up below to discover more about Bio Links Tool. Do everything with one platform.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. LaTeXDraw icon
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    LaTeXDraw is a graphical drawing editor for LaTeX. LaTeXDraw can be used to 1) generate PSTricks code; 2) directly create PDF or PS pictures. LaTeXDraw is developed in Java and thus runs on top of Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

    15 LaTeXDraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. PGF and TikZ icon
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    PGF/TikZ is a tandem of languages for producing vector graphics from a geometric/algebraic description. PGF is a lower-level language, while TikZ is a set of higher-level macros that use PGF. The top-level PGF and TikZ commands are invoked as TeX macros, but in contrast with...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
    • Ideament is the most popular iPhone alternative to Penrose.

    • Ideament is Freemium and ProprietaryPenrose is Free and Open Source
  12. MyDraw icon
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    MyDraw is an easy to use, yet powerful diagramming software that lets you create a large number of diagrams like flowcharts, organizational charts, mind maps, network diagrams, floor plans, family trees, business model diagrams, and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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