draw.io

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

drawio-desktop is the official Electron-based desktop application wrapping the draw.io diagramming editor, distributed as installers and portable builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It runs fully offline with strong isolation: no diagram data or analytics leave the machine, and remotely loaded JavaScript is blocked by CSP.

Use cases

• draw flowcharts and network diagrams offline
• create UML and architecture diagrams on my desktop
• edit draw.io diagrams without an internet connection
• diagramming tool that doesn't send data anywhere
• make ER diagrams and org charts for free
• open and edit .drawio files locally
• diagram editor for Windows without admin rights

When to choose

• you need a free, offline-capable diagram editor with no telemetry
• you work with sensitive diagrams that must never leave your machine
• you want native desktop builds including portable or per-user install options
• you already use draw.io on Confluence/Jira and want the same editor locally

When to avoid

• you need real-time collaborative editing built in
• you want a web-embedded editor inside your own app (use the draw.io web library instead)
• you need plugins or integrations that require external network access, which the desktop app blocks by design

Facets

application · maturity stable

editor gui graphics developer-tools graphics developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform diagram-editor diagramming flowcharts uml offline privacy-focused electron-app drawio macos linux desktop electron

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