Visio alternatives for Mac - a comparison
Unfortunately, the professional diagram software Visio is not available for Mac. We present you the best alternative in this practical tip.
Visio Alternative 1: OmniGraffle
OmniGraffle is the most popular alternative to Visio in business because it can easily import and export Visio files. This enables smooth data exchange.
- The full version of OmniGaffle costs $ 99.99 (~ € 72), but also offers a free trial version for download.
- OmniGraffle has many templates that, in conjunction with the tidy user interface, make it easy to get started.
- Strength: Compatibility with many different file types
Visio Alternative 2: XMind
XMind is the free counterpart to OmniGraffle.
- XMind offers various licenses: The free license is completely sufficient for normal use.
- Similar to OmniGraffle, XMind focuses on mind maps and organization charts.
- Strength: In addition to the pre-installed templates, XMind offers a library of templates on the website.
Visio Alternative 3: Numbers
Numbers is included in the Mac Office package and comes with the new Macs for free.
- Numbers offers a very high level of user-friendliness and makes it easy to get started with many pretty templates.
- Numbers focuses on diagrams and tables, but also offers the possibility to create smaller mind maps. However, for more complex organization charts, we recommend using the other alternatives presented in this practical tip.
- Strength: Professional templates
Visio and its alternatives require a certain amount of training. We will tell you in another practical tip how you can quickly and easily insert smaller diagrams into your Excel files.