Processing
Hybrid
How product activity is processed.
INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE
diagrams.net
A free open-source diagram editor that can save files locally or to storage providers selected by the user.
- Web · Desktop · Self-hosted
- Local-first
- Open source
- No account required
- Pricing
- Free
- Category
- PDF and documents
Privacy at a glance
A quick view of the dimensions most useful for comparing this product. Unconfirmed facts stay explicitly unconfirmed.
Identity
No account
Whether an account is needed to use it.
Tracking
None detected
Reported analytics and tracking posture.
Ownership & source
Open source
Availability of the product source code.
Offline support
Yes
Whether core use can continue offline.
Self-hosting
Yes
Whether you can run it on your own infrastructure.
What to know
Why it stands out
- The editor does not require registration and can save diagrams directly to local files.
- A desktop edition and open-source code permit offline use and self-hosted deployment.
Trade-offs
- Files stored through Google Drive, OneDrive, GitHub, or another integration inherit that provider's privacy and access model.
- Diagram files are not automatically encrypted at rest or end-to-end encrypted by the core editor.
Best for
Users who need a capable accountless diagram editor with local-file and self-hosted options.
Consider another option when
Teams requiring built-in zero-knowledge collaboration and identity-managed encrypted workspaces.
Technical details
Complete privacy-profile dimensions, grouped for easier review. Each value is retained from the catalogue record.
4 groups · 18 dimensions
- Processing
- Hybrid
- Storage
- User-selected
- Offline support
- Yes
- Self-hosting
- Yes
- Data export
- Yes
- Data deletion
- Yes
Alternatives
Excalidraw
An open-source virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn-style diagrams, with local editing and optional encrypted collaboration.
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LibreOffice
A free open-source desktop office suite for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, formulas, and databases.
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ONLYOFFICE
An office-suite family with desktop, mobile, hosted, and self-hosted document-editing and collaboration products.
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Evidence
7 public sources collected
- draw.iodrawio.com · Product page · no-account editor, open-source status, and product capabilities
- draw.io Privacy Policydrawio.com · Privacy policy · website and service data practices
- draw.io source repositorygithub.com · Source repository · source code and self-hostable application
View all 7 sources
- draw.io security and privacydrawio.com · Documentation · local processing, exceptional server-side conversion, and no-tracking claims
- No trackers or Google Analyticsdrawio.com · Documentation · removal of website analytics and trackers
- Configure AI diagram generationdrawio.com · Documentation · optional third-party AI endpoints and prompt processing
- draw.io Terms of Usedrawio.com · Terms · application terms and user-selected storage
Review status: ListedLast reviewed: Not yet reviewedCatalogue updated: 13 Jul 2026
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