SimpleDiagrams
SimpleDiagrams helps you make simple diagrams
Design Tools·Productivity·Communication
What is SimpleDiagrams?
Diagrams that look like a sketch, not a spec
SimpleDiagrams is a native Mac app for making quick, hand-drawn-style diagrams. Drag shapes onto the page, connect them, add a few words, and you have something clear enough to explain an idea in a meeting, a doc or a pull request.
The hand-drawn look is deliberate. When a diagram looks finished, people argue about the boxes. When it looks like a sketch, they talk about the idea.
What you get
- A large set of free shape libraries, from cloud architecture to process and value stream mapping
- Drag-and-drop shapes and connectors
- Your own shape libraries: build them, import SVG artwork, share them
- Data attached to shapes when a diagram needs to carry more than a picture
- Page grid and snapping for tidy layouts
- Export to PNG, SVG and PDF
- Works offline, and your files stay on your Mac
Pay once
SimpleDiagrams is $49.99, one time. No subscription and no per-seat monthly fee. If Visio or OmniGraffle is more tool and more money than you need, this is the lighter option.
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