diagrams.net
| Diagrams.net | |
|---|---|
| File:Diagrams.net Logo.svg | |
| File:Diagrams.net screenshot, V14.6.13.png Diagrams.net version 14.6.13 | |
| Original author | Gaudenz Alder |
| Developer | JGraph Ltd |
| Repository | https://github.com/jgraph/drawio |
| Written in | HTML5, JavaScript |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | graph drawing |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Website | www |
diagrams.net (previously draw.io[1][2]) is a cross-platform graph drawing software application developed in HTML5 and JavaScript.[3] Its interface can be used to create diagrams such as flowcharts, wireframes, UML diagrams, organizational charts, and network diagrams.[4]
diagrams.net is available as an online web app, and as an offline desktop application for Linux, macOS, and Windows.[4] Its offline application is built using the Electron framework. The web app does not require online login or registration and can open from and save to the local hard drive.[4][5] Supported storage and export formats to download include PNG, JPEG, SVG, and PDF.[5]
It also integrates with cloud services for storage including Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, GitHub, and GitLab.com.[4][5][6]
It is also available as plugin to embed the web app in platforms such as Nextcloud, MediaWiki, Notion, Atlassian Confluence, and Jira.[7][8]
It has been described by tech reviewers such as TechRadar and PCMag as an alternative to Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, and SmartDraw.[9][10][11][3][12][13]
History
[edit | edit source]JGraph Ltd
[edit | edit source]JGraph Ltd is a private limited company founded by Gaudenz Alder and David Benson in 2000 in the United Kingdom.[14][15]
| JGraph | |
|---|---|
| Final release | 5.14.0
/ 2010 |
| Repository | https://github.com/jgraph/legacy-jgraph5 |
| Written in | Java |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
JGraph
[edit | edit source]JGraph started as a pure Java language software project by Gaudenz Alder and as a university project in 2000 at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. The initial public release of JGraph 1.0 was in May 2002.[16] The original design for JGraph was to make it an architectural extension of the Swing Java-toolkit and its JTree class.[17]
| mxGraph | |
|---|---|
| Final release | 4.2.2
/ October 28, 2020 |
| Repository | https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph |
| Written in | PHP, JavaScript, Java, C# |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Website | jgraph |
mxGraph
[edit | edit source]In 2005, development began on mxGraph, which is a graph drawing software library written in JavaScript using HTML5 and SVG technologies.[18] The project was publicly released in 2006, and supported Firefox 1.5 and Internet Explorer 5.5.[18][19]
mxGraph was originally made available as freeware through a hosted demo of the software for online use,[20][21] with publicly available source under a end-user license agreement for non-commercial use with the option to purchase a commercial license.[19]
In 2009, mxGraph was open sourced under the Apache License. JGraph also bundled official ports of mxGraph in other languages including Java, C#, and PHP.
In 2021, the mxGraph GitHub repository was archived by its owner and is now read-only.[22]
| JGraphX | |
|---|---|
| Final release | 4.2.2
/ October 28, 2020 |
| Repository | https://github.com/jgraph/jgraphx |
| Written in | Java |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| License | Apache 2 |
JGraphX
[edit | edit source]After the final JGraph 5.x release in February 2010,[16] the project renamed its Java-language application to JGraphX, integrated the mxGraph library, and took on mxGraph's version numbering, starting with JGraphX 1.10.0.5 released in 2012.[23]
Diagramly
[edit | edit source]In 2011, the company started publishing its hosted service for the mxGraph web application under a separate brand, Diagramly with the domain "diagram.ly".[11]
draw.io
[edit | edit source]In 2012, after removing the remaining use of Java applets from its web app, the service rebranded as draw.io because the ".io suffix is a lot cooler than .ly", said co-founder David Benson in a 2012 interview.[24][25][18]
diagrams.net
[edit | edit source]In February 2020, the company announced on its blog that the hosted version of the web application would move from "draw.io" to the "diagrams.net" domain, citing a security incident with the .io top-level domain. The company also remarked that "the islands which should own the domain suffix, don’t, thanks to a wonderful piece of modern day British Imperialism."[1] The move was completed a month later.[26][2] The software library, file format, and integrated services remain branded as "drawio".
In August 2024, starting with version 24.7.8, the company briefly replaced the Apache 2.0 license with a modified Apache 2.0 license, to include a clause prohibiting the use of the software in Atlassian's Confluence and Jira products, to protect sales of their own Confluence integration.[27] The project reverted to the Apache 2.0 license by December 2024 with version 25.0.2.[28]
In December 2024, the company replaced some source files in its GitHub repository with minified versions. It is not open source and will generally not accept patches from non-maintainers.[29]
See also
[edit | edit source]- AWS Icons in SVG and PNG Format
- JUNG
- NetworkX, a Python library for studying graphs and networks.
- Dia (software)
References
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