Open Source yEd Graph Editor AlternativesTop Diagram Editors & Mind Mapping Tools like yEd Graph Editor

The best open source alternative to yEd Graph Editor is LibreOffice - Draw. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to yEd Graph Editor and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to yEd Graph Editor are Dia, Freeplane, Mermaid and PlantUML.

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  1. LibreOffice - Draw icon

    LibreOffice - Draw

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    Draw lets you produce anything from a quick sketch to a complex plan, and gives you the means to communicate with graphics and diagrams. With a maximum page size of 300cm by 300cm, Draw is a an excellent package for producing technical drawings, general posters, and much else.

    97 LibreOffice - Draw alternatives

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    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
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    • Most users think LibreOffice - Draw is a great yEd Graph Editor alternative.

    • LibreOffice - Draw is the most popular Open Source alternative to yEd Graph Editor.

    • LibreOffice - Draw is Free and Open SourceyEd Graph Editor is Free and Proprietary
    • LibreOffice - Draw is Lightweight and Privacy focusedyEd Graph Editor is not according to our users
  2. Dia icon

    Dia

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    Open-source diagram editor supporting Linux, Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X, with features for constructing entity relationship, UML, flowchart, and network diagrams, customizable with XML-defined shapes, extensibility, and a GTK+-based graphical user interface.

    91 Dia alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • PortableApps.com
    • FreeBSD
    • Xfce
    • DragonFly BSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Freeplane

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    Freeplane is a powerful and free software for building mind maps. It is a redesigned version of the well known FreeMind , and is created by one of FreeMind's key developers.

    83 Freeplane alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Java
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    Comments about Freeplane as an Alternative to yEd Graph Editor
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    Freeplane is an excellent mind mapping tool, not a diagram and flowchart drawing tool.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Freeplane is more a mapping tool

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    • This alternative is disputed. Freeplane is a legitimate yEd Graph Editor alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Freeplane is Free and Open SourceyEd Graph Editor is Free and Proprietary
  5. Mermaid icon

    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.

    26 Mermaid alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
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  6. PlantUML icon

    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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    • Free
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    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    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

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    • Online
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  9. Gephi icon

    Gephi

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    Gephi is the leading visualization and exploration software for all kinds of graphs and networks. Gephi is open-source and free.

    48 Gephi alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Linux
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    Gephi is not a utility for drawing general graphs

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Gephi is Free and Open SourceyEd Graph Editor is Free and Proprietary
    • Gephi is LightweightyEd Graph Editor is not according to our users
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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...

    56 Graphviz alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Online
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    Wireflow

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. Gaphor icon

    Gaphor

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    Gaphor is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) UML and SysML modeling environment easy to use that will help you create your applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    PDDON

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    A daily drawing tool that supports low code for learning or office use. It can be used for flowchart, mind map, UML diagram, ER diagram, network topology diagram, BPMN, Venn diagram, database model diagram, whiteboard drawing, infinite canvas, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Warning

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    • Windows
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    • Online
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