Draw.io Desktop

Draw.io Desktop is an advanced diagram editing and storing application that allows teams of all sizes to take full control over their diagram files, create any type of diagram in minutes, and supercharge daily workflow with built-in collaboration tools.

This open-source tool offered by developers at Diagrams.net strives to provide top-of-the-line diagram project management for users of all knowledge levels, with a wide array of streamlined tools and extensive integrations with 3rd party services. The app supports everything from simple sketches to professional diagrams.



Due to its flexibility, Draw.io for Windows PC can be used for any type of diagram imaginable – flowcharts, roadmaps, timelines, Ven diagrams, gitflow, Kanban, dependency, C4 models, UML diagrams (case, class, sequence, components, structure, deployment, activity, and state), IT and infrastructure diagrams, various mockups, and wireframes, security, product design, organizational charts, tree diagrams, mind maps, concept maps, circuit and logic diagrams, fishbone (ishikawa) diagrams, cross-functional flowchart, business and marketing diagrams, Gantt charts, infographics, illustrations, floorplans, and many others.

Offered both as a webapp on the official diagrams.net website and as a standalone Windows PC application, Draw.io offers its users unprecedented flexibility. The app has a full integration capability with a wide array of 3rd party tools and services, including storage platforms such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and GitHub, productivity and task tracking platforms Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Confluence Jira, Notion, and Nextcloud, and a wide variety of additional apps and web solutions.

The local PC client app version of Draw.io is distributed as an automated installer that can easily be deployed on any modern Windows PC (Windows 7 and newer). The app features a clean and streamlined interface, with an extensive library of pre-made wireframe objects found on the left side of the dashboard, and a large canvas where users can drag & drop diagram objects and carefully customize every element. Shapes library can be explored manually with 11 drop menus (General, Advanced, Arrows, Flowchart, and others) or with a built-in search tool. The app offers extensive customization options, arrangement tools, and an export service that supports many file formats.

PROS

• Advanced diagram editing and storing application
• Offers flexibility to create any type of diagram
• Extensive integrations with 3rd party services
• Clean and streamlined interface with an extensive library of pre-made wireframe objects
• Customization options, arrangement tools, and export service
• Available for free for personal and commercial use

CONS

• None

Draw.io Desktop is 100% FREE and can be used both for personal and commercial use. In addition to the Windows PC app, the exact editor is also available as a mobile app, webapp, or as an embedded module that can be infused into any web destination.