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

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