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draw.io Desktop

draw.io Desktop es un proyecto de diseño de código abierto de jgraph (jgraph/drawio-desktop en GitHub). Tiene 63.554 estrellas en GitHub y 5.791 bifurcaciones, se publica bajo la licencia GPL-3.0 y se actualizó por última vez en GitHub el 18 de octubre de 2026.

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

★ 63,6k estrellas⑂ 5,8k bifurcacionesGPL-3.0actualizado oct 2026
▦ visual: el README de este proyecto no incluye ninguna captura incrustable,
así que aquí va un marcador. La guía de abajo está completa de todos modos.
// datos del proyecto

Datos del proyecto

Estrellas en GitHub
63.554
Bifurcaciones
5.791
Licencia
GPL-3.0
Última actualización en GitHub
18 de octubre de 2026
Categoría
Diseño
Tipo de ficha
Guía de instalación completa
Sitio oficial
Official site
// cómo funciona

Cómo funciona

  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.

// características

Por qué gusta tanto

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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// ejecútalo

Ejecútalo tú mismo

  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.

// casos de uso

Qué puedes crear

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// preguntas frecuentes

Preguntas frecuentes

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.

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// alternativas

Alternativas en Diseño

Los demás proyectos de Diseño con más estrellas del catálogo de LibreAI: la lista realista de alternativas si draw.io Desktop no es lo que buscas.

// más en design

Más en Diseño

Proyectos de Diseño cercanos en el catálogo, los más próximos en estrellas a draw.io Desktop: sigue explorando a ambos lados.

Consigue draw.io Desktop

Gratis y abierto: consigue el código fuente, dale una estrella al repositorio y empieza a crear.