Alternatives to Visual Understanding Environment for all platforms with any license

yEd Graph Editor

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...
- Different kinds of diagrams supported (e.g., UML); different target/focus/interaction paradigm. Guest • Dec 2016
Free Mac Windows Linux Web BSD
Excel import Class Diagrams Component Diagrams ER Diagrams ... Export to SVG Flow diagram visualisation Portable Sequence Diagrams XML import / export Add a feature

379 Like
FreeMind

FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Hierarchical structure Minimap Shortcut keys Add a feature

435 Like
XMind

XMind is a brainstorming and mind mapping application. It provides a rich set of different visualization styles, and allows sharing of created mind maps via their...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web iPhone ... iPad
Icon sets Import feeds from OPML Portable Add a feature

336 Like
PlantUML

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...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... Chrome OS
Create UML entities Portable Text Based Format VCS Friendly Add a feature

88 Like
MindNode

MindNode helps you connect your thoughts and clarify your ideas. Try a free 2-week trial of the full app. A clean interface and focused feature set enable you to...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad Apple Watch Apple Messages
Mind Map view Support for Large File Minimap Add a feature

66 Like
TheBrain

TheBrain helps you organize all your Web pages, contacts, documents, emails and files in a context-driven visual map. .

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Cloud sync Interactive map Portable Visual bookmarks Add a feature

98 Like
MindMeister

MindMeister is the market-leader in online mind mapping. Unlike traditional mind mapping tools, MindMeister allows for real-time brainstorming sessions between an...

Freemium $ $ $ Web Android iPhone
Collaborative writing Group collaboration Convert PDF to Word document Real time collaboration ... REST API Software as a Service Add a feature

113 Like
Docear

Docear is a unique solution to academic literature management, which helps you organizing, creating, and discovering academic literature. The 3 most distinct features...
- Discontinued Development and support of Docear have been stopped in August 2017. Last version, 1.2, released in December 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website. http://www.docear.org/2017/02/05/docears-online-services-are-down-recommendation-user-registration-backup/
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web
PDF annotation Mind Map view Portable Add a feature

63 Like
Mindomo

Mindomo is the easiest online software for creating mind maps, concept maps, outlines and various other types of diagrams. The following features make it the perfect...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Safari Firefox
Built-in Note Taker Backup to Google Drive Cloud sync Custom templates ... Google Drive integration Group chat Hierarchical structure Icon sets Password encryption Real time collaboration Export to PDF Sorting by folder Youtube integration Add a feature

137 Like
Coggle

Coggle is a simple, beautiful, powerful way of structuring information. It's designed to help you understand things, and then share your knowledge by arranging your...

Freemium $ $ $ Web
Real time collaboration Flow diagram visualisation Real time collaboration Export to PDF Add a feature

42 Like
Sozi

Sozi is an open-source browser-based presentation software using SVG and JavaScript to play animated presentations. Unlike in most presentation applications, a Sozi...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Inkscape
Browser based Non linear presentation SVG Editors Add a feature

80 Like
MindManager

MindManager’s flexible mind maps promote freeform thinking and quick organization of ideas, so creativity and productivity can live in harmony. Capture ideas. Manage...

Commercial Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... iPad
Network mapping Add a feature

77 Like
SimpleMind

SimpleMind is a great Mind Mapper with focus on simplicity and ease of use. Multiplatform, with live mindmap transfer.

Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
No features added Add a feature

27 Like
TiddlyMap

TiddlyMap is a TiddlyWiki plugin that turns your favourite personal note taking software in a wiki-concept-map hybrid! Yes, you will be able to do both: drawing maps and...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet Self-Hosted
Browser based Add a feature

18 Like
Edraw Max

Creating flowcharts, organizational charts, business diagrams, science illustration, network diagrams, mind map and lots more.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
Real time collaboration Export to PDF Add a feature

39 Like