Diagramming software

Diagramming software is software that is used to model, represent and visualise information. Among other uses, such diagrams are often used in software and technical development and business to represent dataflows, workflows, software architecture and organizational charts.

Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagram

For UML diagrams, see List of Unified Modeling Language tools

Flowchart

The following applications allow you to create flowcharts (sometimes among other diagram types). In addition, many tools in the List of UML tools can draw activity diagrams, which are a type of flowchart.

Name	Platform	License
ARIS Express	Microsoft Windows	Freeware
Calligra Flow (formerly Kivio)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	GPL (open source)
ConceptDraw PRO	Microsoft Windows, OS X	Proprietary
Dia	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	GPL (open source)
DRAKON Editor	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Public domain (open source)
Edraw Max	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Proprietary
GraphViz	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Eclipse Public License (open source)
Gliffy	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, web-based	SaaS
Google Drawings	Web-based	SaaS
LibreOffice Draw	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	LGPL (open source)
LucidChart	Web-based	SaaS
Microsoft Visio	Microsoft Windows	Proprietary
OmniGraffle	Mac OS X	Proprietary
Apache OpenOffice Draw	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Apache (open source)
SmartDraw	Microsoft Windows	Proprietary
Software Ideas Modeler	Microsoft Windows	Freeware, Proprietary
Visual Paradigm for UML	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix	Proprietary
yEd	Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and other platforms that support the JVM	Freeware

Concept mapping/Mind mapping

Main article: List of concept mapping and mind mapping software

Concept mapping and mind mapping are a subset of diagramming software aimed to represent collections of ideas.

Online diagramming

Online diagramming is a way to create flow charts and business diagrams without having to download and install any software. The diagram will be created completely online and is then exported as an image or pdf file.

Further reading

• Bounford, Trevor (2000). Digital diagrams. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN 978-0-8230-1572-6. Search this book on

See also

• Graph drawing
• VSD viewer

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