draw.io
Diagram software for making flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams.
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Still maintained? Yes: 21 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v32.6.1 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Miro.
At a glance
draw.io quick facts
- Health score
- 85/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 9,076
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v32.6.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to draw.io
Full rankings: Miro alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "draw.io is a configurable diagramming and whiteboarding application, jointly owned and developed by draw.io Ltd (previously named JGraph) and draw.io AG. We also run a production deployment at https://app.diagrams.net."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
draw.io scores 85/100, #12 of 21 in Note-taking & Editors: 21 commits in the last 90 days earn 24.5 of 35 points, the latest release (v32.6.1, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 9,076 stars add 15.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 10.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 24.5 / 35
21 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v32.6.1 released 7 days ago
- Stars 15.8 / 20
9.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 21
- Last 90 days
- 73
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #12 of 21 tools in Note-taking & Editors by health , between Docs (#11) and Standard Notes (#13) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Javascript, Docker |
| Latest release | v32.6.1 · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 9,076 |
| Open issues | 40 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | jgraph/drawio ↗ |
draw.io vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with draw.io (Note-taking & Editors), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFFiNE Community Edition | 99 | 74k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| Memos | 99 | 64k | MIT | yesterday |
| Livebook | 95 | 5.9k | Apache-2.0 | 4 days ago |
| TeamMapper | 91 | 516 | MIT | today |
| draw.io (this tool) | 85 | 9.1k | Apache-2.0 | 7 days ago |
| Digimindmap | 72 | 3 | AGPL-3.0 | 15 days ago |
draw.io: common questions
What does draw.io replace?
Repoly lists draw.io as an open-source alternative to Miro. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where draw.io stands against the others.
Is draw.io still maintained?
draw.io had 21 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, v32.6.1, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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