What is draw.io?
Diagram editor for flowcharts, network maps, UML and cloud architecture, in the browser or offline.
Who is draw.io best for?
draw.io is best for engineers and analysts who draw flowcharts and architecture diagrams and want files kept where they choose.
Technical diagrams
Shape libraries cover cloud architecture, networks, UML, BPMN and flowcharts in one editor.
Privacy-minded teams
Diagrams save to your own Google Drive, OneDrive, GitHub repo or device, and draw.io says it cannot read them.
Docs and wikis
Integrations embed editable diagrams in Confluence, Jira, Notion, GitHub, VS Code and Google Docs.
Offline work
The desktop app runs with no internet connection and keeps files on your machine.
How much does draw.io cost?
draw.io is free: the online editor needs no account, the desktop app is a free download and the code is Apache-2.0, while its Confluence and Jira apps are licensed through Atlassian.
- Editor at app.diagrams.net
- Saves to Google Drive, OneDrive, GitHub or your device
- No account needed
- Works fully offline
- Files stay on your machine
- Docker image or .war files
- Apache-2.0 source code
The draw.io apps for Confluence and Jira, on Cloud and Data Center, are licensed through the Atlassian Marketplace. Full pricing on drawio.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is draw.io open source?
Yes. draw.io's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
9,328stars
+610 (+7.0%) in the last 30 days
- Last commit
- 4 Nov
- Repository age
- 10 years
- Latest release
- 4 Nov
- Licence
- Apache 2.0
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- jgraph/drawio
What are the best draw.io alternatives?
draw.io is an open source alternative to Whimsical. Excalidraw does the same job and is open source too.
Questions about draw.io
What is draw.io?
Diagram editor for flowcharts, network maps, UML and cloud architecture, in the browser or offline.
Who is draw.io for?
draw.io is best for engineers and analysts who draw flowcharts and architecture diagrams and want files kept where they choose.
Is draw.io free?
Yes. draw.io has a free Online plan: editor at app.diagrams.net.
Is draw.io open source?
Yes. draw.io's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best draw.io alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Whimsical and Excalidraw.
Where can I try draw.io?
On its official website, drawio.com.
Is draw.io the same as diagrams.net?
Yes. draw.io's web editor runs at app.diagrams.net and the desktop app downloads from get.diagrams.net; both are the same draw.io software from draw.io Ltd and draw.io AG, with the same files and features.
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