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draw.io vs yEd Graph Editor: catalog facts
draw.io	yEd Graph Editor
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0. The project states you can use it for any purpose…	Free Free to download and use; yWorks sells its other diagramming products separately.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Works entirely offline with files stored locally, so nothing is uploaded Large shape libraries including AWS, Azure, Cisco and Kubernetes icon sets	Automatic layout arranges large diagrams in one step Imports data from Excel spreadsheets and XML
Electron, so it is heavy for a diagram editor No real-time collaboration in the desktop build	Closed source Desktop only; online editing requires other yWorks products
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Proprietary freeware
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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