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draw.io

Free diagramming application with over 100 million users. Your data, your control.

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draw.io is a diagramming application for creating flowcharts, diagrams and related visuals. It addresses the need to produce and maintain diagrams that remain editable over time, with files created in 2005 loading in the current app. Diagrams can be stored in locations of the user's choice, and the application is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.

The application offers real-time collaboration with shared cursors and native integrations with Google Drive, Docs and Slides, Microsoft SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams, Atlassian Confluence and Jira, GitHub, VS Code, Notion and Chrome. An embeddable viewer allows interactive diagrams to be placed in documents, wikis or applications, with export to SVG, PNG and PDF. Diagram files can be opened and edited across platforms.

draw.io is available without an account or credit card, and the source code is Apache 2.0 licensed. The application is offered as an online application and as integrated applications for Atlassian Confluence and Jira.

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