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draw.io Desktop

draw.io Desktop ist ein Open-Source-Projekt aus der Kategorie Design von jgraph (jgraph/drawio-desktop auf GitHub). Es hat 63.554 Sterne auf GitHub und 5.791 Forks, wird unter der Lizenz GPL-3.0 veröffentlicht und wurde zuletzt am 18. Oktober 2026 auf GitHub aktualisiert.

draw.io Desktop — the official offline desktop app for diagrams.net: flowcharts, architecture diagrams and wireframes in an Electron app that never sends your diagram data anywhere, GPL-3.0

★ 63,6 Tsd. Sterne⑂ 5,8 Tsd. ForksGPL-3.0aktualisiert Okt 2026
▦ Visual — das README dieses Projekts enthält keinen einbettbaren Screenshot,
darum hier ein Platzhalter. Die Anleitung unten ist trotzdem vollständig.
// projektdaten

Projektdaten

GitHub-Sterne
63.554
Forks
5.791
Lizenz
GPL-3.0
Zuletzt auf GitHub aktualisiert
18. Oktober 2026
Kategorie
Design
Eintragstyp
Vollständige Installationsanleitung
Offizielle Website
Official site
// so funktioniert es

So funktioniert es

  1. Download a built binary

    Get the current release for your platform from the repository releases section — built binaries are the supported route, per the README.

  2. Pick your Windows flavour (or install on macOS/Linux)

    On Windows choose the NSIS installer (per-machine, needs admin), the MSI (per-user, no admin), the portable zip, or the Microsoft Store build; macOS and Linux builds install the usual way for those platforms.

  3. Draw and export

    Create diagrams on the canvas, save them as .drawio files, and export to PNG, SVG or PDF for documents and wikis.

// funktionen

Warum es so beliebt ist

Offline by design

Designed to be isolated from the internet except for update checks — diagram data and analytics never leave your machine.

The full draw.io editor

The same shape libraries, connectors and templates as diagrams.net, including AWS/Azure/GCP icon sets for architecture work.

Every platform covered

Windows (including native ARM64), macOS and Linux builds, plus portable and Microsoft Store options that need no admin rights.

Open file format

Diagrams save as editable .drawio files and export to PNG, SVG, PDF and HTML, so nothing is locked into the app.

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// selbst ausführen

Führe es selbst aus

  1. Download the release

    The README route: built binaries from the releases section of the repo.

    https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases
  2. Build from source

    For developers: clone recursively (the editor core is a submodule), then install dependencies per the README.

    git clone --recursive https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop.git
    cd drawio-desktop
    npm install
  3. Go portable on Windows

    Download the .zip (or ARM64 no-installer .exe) from releases, extract anywhere, and run draw.io.exe — no installation, no admin rights.

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// häufige fragen

Häufige Fragen

Who makes draw.io Desktop?

JGraph, the company behind diagrams.net (jgraph/drawio-desktop on GitHub); this repo is the official Electron desktop build of the draw.io editor.

Is draw.io Desktop free?

Yes — GPL-3.0 licensed. The README puts it plainly: you can use it for any purpose, free, if you do not change the code and accept it is provided as-is.

Does it send my diagrams anywhere?

No. The project states the desktop app is designed to be completely isolated from the internet apart from checking GitHub once a day for updates, and that no diagram data or usage analytics are sent externally.

How does it compare to a well-known alternative?

Against Excalidraw (also on LibreAI), draw.io is the structured, shape-library diagramming tool — stronger for architecture and technical diagrams; Excalidraw is the looser hand-drawn whiteboard. Against the diagrams.net web app, the desktop build is the same editor with offline, no-data-leaves-the-machine guarantees.

How do I get started?

Download the build for your platform from the releases section, install (or unzip the portable build), and start drawing.

// weiter entdecken

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// alternativen

Alternativen im Bereich Design

Die anderen Projekte der Kategorie Design mit den meisten Sternen im LibreAI-Katalog — die realistische Auswahl, falls draw.io Desktop nicht das Richtige ist.

// mehr in design

Mehr in Design

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