PhotoDiagram AlternativesDiagram Editors and other similar apps like PhotoDiagram

PhotoDiagram is described as 'Allows you to generate clean SVG diagrams from photos of your drawn diagrams on paper. Easily upload and convert your diagrams' and is a Diagram Editor in the business & commerce category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PhotoDiagram, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best PhotoDiagram alternative is yEd Graph Editor, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to PhotoDiagram are PlantUML, quiver diagram editor, Mermaid and Graphviz.

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PhotoDiagram alternatives page was last updated Jan 5, 2025
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  1. yEd Graph Editor icon

    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...

    114 yEd Graph Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    yEd Graph Editor screenshot 1

    Top yEd Graph Editor Features

    1.  Export to SVG
    2.  Flow diagram visualisation
    3.  BPMN diagrams
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Auto Layout
    6.  Portable
    7.  XML import / export
    8.  Modules
    9. Microsoft Excel icon  Import From Excel
    10.  Grid layout options
    11.  ER Diagrams
    12.  Layout

    yEd Graph Editor VS PhotoDiagram

     

    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PhotoDiagram.

    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular free alternative to PhotoDiagram.

    • yEd Graph Editor is Free and ProprietaryPhotoDiagram is Paid and Proprietary
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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.

    112 PlantUML alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    PlantUML Features

    1.  Text Based Format
    2.  Portable
    3.  Java based
    4.  VCS Friendly
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Workflow
    7.  Rendering
    8.  Create UML entities
    9.  Flow Chart

    PlantUML VS PhotoDiagram

     

    • PlantUML is the most popular Android alternative to PhotoDiagram.

    • PlantUML is the most popular Open Source alternative to PhotoDiagram.

    • PlantUML is Free and Open SourcePhotoDiagram is Paid and Proprietary
  4. quiver diagram editor icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    quiver diagram editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5.  Activity history
    6.  Undo and redo
    7.  Export to LaTeX
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Drag and Drop
    10.  Multi-selection

    quiver diagram editor VS PhotoDiagram

     
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    Mermaid

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    Ever wanted to simplify documentation and avoid heavy tools like Visio when explaining your code? This is why mermaid was born, a simple markdown-like script language for generating flowcharts, Gantt charts and sequence diagrams from text via JavaScript.

    24 Mermaid alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
    Mermaid screenshot 1

    Mermaid Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Graphs
    6.  Create UML entities
    7.  Built-in themes

    Mermaid VS PhotoDiagram

     

    • Mermaid is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to PhotoDiagram.

    • Mermaid is Free and Open SourcePhotoDiagram is Paid and Proprietary
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    Graphviz

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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...

    54 Graphviz alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Graphviz screenshot 1

    Graphviz Features

    1.  Graphs
    2.  Graph editing
    3.  Data visualization

    Graphviz VS PhotoDiagram

     
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    Umbrello

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    Umbrello is a Unified Modelling Language (UML) modelling tool and code generator. It can create diagrams of software and other systems in the industry-standard UML format, and can also generate code from UML diagrams in a variety of programming languages.

    51 Umbrello alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Umbrello screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline

    Umbrello VS PhotoDiagram

     
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    Visual Paradigm

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    Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a UML design tool and UML CASE tool designed to aid software development. VP-UML supports key modeling standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.4, SysML, ERD, DFD, BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate 2.0, etc.

    79 Visual Paradigm alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Visual Paradigm screenshot 1

    Visual Paradigm Features

    1.  Ide integration
    2.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    3.  Website wireframing
    4.  SAML Single Sign-On
    5.  User story mapping

    Visual Paradigm VS PhotoDiagram

     

    • Visual Paradigm is the most popular commercial alternative to PhotoDiagram.

    • Visual Paradigm is Paid and ProprietaryPhotoDiagram is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. DBDiagram.io icon

    DBDiagram.io

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    Quick and simple free tool to help you draw your database relationship diagrams and flow quickly using simple DSL language.

    24 DBDiagram.io alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SG flagSingapore

    Platforms

    • Online
    DBDiagram.io screenshot 1

    DBDiagram.io Features

    1.  Import from PostgreSQL DDL
    2.  Import from MySQL DDL
    3.  Export diagrams to PDF

    DBDiagram.io VS PhotoDiagram

     
  11. Kroki icon

    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.

    23 Kroki alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Kroki screenshot 1

    Kroki Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Kroki VS PhotoDiagram

     
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    Diagram Designer

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    Simple vector graphics editor for creating flowcharts, UML class diagrams, illustrations and slide shows.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Diagram Designer screenshot 1

    Diagram Designer Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Diagram Designer VS PhotoDiagram

     
  13. PlantText icon

    PlantText

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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.

    73 PlantText alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • PlantUML
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    PlantText Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    PlantText VS PhotoDiagram

     
  14. Chart Mage icon

    Chart Mage

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    A tool for drawing flowchart and sequence diagrams with a simple, concise and easy to use syntax, in a similar manner as markdown.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Chart Mage screenshot 1

    Chart Mage Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Chart Mage VS PhotoDiagram

     
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