diagrams.net
(30 | 4.5)
An open source, online, desktop and container deployable diagramming software
Google Chrome Extension - Single Line Diagram - Drawing Board - Sync with Google Drive
Kagerjay
5 years ago
i tried a bunch of other softwares out there to see which diagramming tool I like the most. I don't like visio its bloated and slowI like this program because its simple to use and understand, flexible and useful. But it took me awhile to figure out how I wanted to set it up for long term scalabilit...
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diagrams.net (previously draw.io) is a free online diagram drawing application for workflow, BPM, org charts, UML, ER, network diagrams. No login or registration are required and features include the ability to save locally (including SVG), a range of stencils, .vsdx, Lucidchart and Gliffy import and real time diagram sharing.
External Links
Official Website
GitHub
Features
+ Google Chrome Extension (5 )
+ Drawing Board (4 )
+ Single Line Diagram (4 )
+ Office Online integration (3 )
+ Flow diagram visualisation (3 )
+ Visio stencils (3 )
+ Sync with Google Drive (3 )
+ Multiple export options (2 )
+ Web-Based (2 )
+ Interior Design (1 )
+ Auto aligment rulers (1 )
+ Export to SVG (1 )
+ Unlimited layers (1 )
+ Flow Chart (1 )
+ GCP Diagrams (0 )
+ Sync with Dropbox (0 )
+ Javascript (0 )
+ Website wireframing (0 )
+ Document templates (0 )
+ Mind Mapping (0 )
+ Workflow (0 )
+ Works Offline (0 )
+ Export to PDF (0 )
Application Types
Diagram Editor (0 )
Mind Mapping (0 )
Tags
Diagram Editor -
UML
latex
visualization
mockups
business process management
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