Thursday, April 19, 2018

Best Drawing Software for Linux

Ralph Garcia, a member of Quora, recommended Visual Paradigm Online as the best drawing software for Linux.

VP Online is s a web-based drawing tool that supports many different kinds of diagrams such as flowchart, ERD, UML, Mind Map, Venn Diagram, Organization Chart, BPMN, ArchMate etc. The drawing tool features an intuitive and powerful editor that enables user to create diagrams quickly and smoothly.

Ralph listed some of VP Online's key features:
  • Clear UI for quick flowchart editing
  • Easy to use: Create and connect shapes with drag and drop. Connectors are attached to shape border and will never separate apart (unlike many other tools!).
  • Beautiful drawing: Apply different formatting options, which include shape and connectors colors (fill/gradient), 40+ connector types, background color, RTF caption, font options, shadow effect, etc
  • Alignment guide helps you position shapes nicely.
  • Build your own shape library to create diagrams with your own shapes.
  • Start quickly with the pre-developed diagram templates. Hundreds of templates are provided.
  • Easily print and export your drawing into different formats (PNG, JPG, SVG, GIF)
  • Easily add text, notes, external images, web links to diagram
  • Export your drawing as PDF and share with others
  • Available on the cloud, compatible with all O/S and browsers
  • Visio drawing and stencil import
  • Google drive integration
Ralph said that VP Online offers a free edition that supports UML, Organization Chart, ERD and Floor Plan, while the other diagram types are available in higher, paid editions.

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