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SmartDraw

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Instead of starting with a blank screen, SmartDraw gives you the exact template you need. Then use simple commands to add your information and SmartDraw does the rest. There's no other drawing software like it.

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  • Windows
  • Online
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  1.  Mind Mapping
  2.  Workflow
  3.  Flow Chart

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SmartDraw information

  • Developed by

    SmartDraw.com
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase ranging between $297 and $497, and / or subscription ranging between $10 and $2995 per month.
  • Alternatives

    73 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Office & Productivity

Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about SmartDraw, and it has gotten 34 likes

SmartDraw was added to AlternativeTo by freality on Apr 15, 2009 and this page was last updated Jun 3, 2024.

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Tavo
  
Top negative commentAug 2, 2012

I tried SmartDraw because of its timeline feature. At a first glance, it seemed like a good replacement for the squareness and complexity of Visio until I tried to adjust the timeframe: SmartDraw was reluctant to accept my input. I couldn't obtain a timeline with the timeframe I needed, but a timeline with whatever timeframe SmartDraw was pleased with.

Another "feature" came along when trying to save a drawing: the "Save As..." dialog window took ages to open and finally came up with an application crash. Also, it didn't recognize an already opened file, producing a new blank window... and crashing.

I recommend to stick with Visio or using SmartDraw at your own risk... maybe you could be lucky enough

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rich_earle2002
CommentJan 7, 2016

SmartDraw is available via the cloud too for Mac users. You can learn more about that here and start a free trial.

http://www.smartdraw.com/software/smartdraw-for-mac.htm)

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AlstonAdams
CommentApr 14, 2010

I also have an issue with the way paths are split. Perhaps I just don't know enough, but the way it keeps going horizontally makes the entire drawing needlessly huge in the horizontal sense. I need it to go vertically eventually.

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AlstonAdams
CommentApr 14, 2010

It's a pretty sleek little app so far, however I have been somewhat unable to format flowcharts the way I want so that they do not become too unwieldy. Adding new boxes and such is not obvious to me, because sometimes SmartDraw decides where the new box will go. This isn't ideal if I have already added text to existing boxes.

This is for work breakdown structures.

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What is SmartDraw?

SmartDraw is the only alternative to Visio® that runs on a Windows desktop (behind the firewall), on a Mac, and online. With the best Visio® import and export capability in the industry, SmartDraw is the easy, powerful and affordable Visio® alternative. SmartDraw is the more powerful addition to Office® drawing tools. Any SmartDraw drawing can be inserted into Word®, Excel®, and PowerPoint® with one click. The SmartDraw plug-in lets you add drawings to Google Docs and Sheets too. It includes quick-start templates for more than 70 different kinds of charts, diagrams and other visuals to get you started easily.

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