Visio Alternative

[LOTR]

Looking for a free Visio alternative for my son. He needs to draw standard flowcharts for school subjects, and has been using Word shapes up to now. This seems cumbersome, and he needs something better. Visio is not worth the cost for the basics that he needs it for.

My friend Google shows many different alternatives, so looking for recommendations from the good peoples of MyBB. So far my thoughts are on one of the following -
Lucidchart - Only available on-line and free version only allows for max 3 active drawings
Creately - Only available on-line but seems to not restrict the number of drawings
Pencil Project - Free standalone desktop app - but seems to have limited functionality and templates (not sure of all the limitations though)
Draw.io - Only available on-line, but seems to be one of the simpler yet most advanced tools of these I have listed.
Google Drawings - On-line only, but I'm not yet sure of any limitations.

Personally I would prefer something that can also be used off-line as well, but it's a preference, not a critical factor.

Any recommendations/comments on the the above or any other suggestions?

TIA

 

[Azbubu]

LibreDraw

 

[R13...]

SmartDraw but you need to go back a few versions for the free version. You'll need to look can't remember which version is free but it was from 2013/14.

 

[rambo919]

Dia does most things well enough

Dia draws your structured diagrams: Free Windows, Mac OS X and Linux version of the popular open source program

Dia is free (open source) drawing software. Sketch your favorite structured diagrams! Windows version available as a free download.

dia-installer.de

 

[HibiscusTunes]

Flowchart Maker & Online Diagram Software

app.diagrams.net

They have a native app for the desktop in the MS store under the old name Draw.io

 

[AntennaMan]

Draw.io

 

[AlmightyBender]

Lucidchart is also very nicely implemented and they have a free tier.

Lucidchart | Diagramming Powered By Intelligence

Create next-generation diagrams with AI, data, and automation in Lucidchart. Understand and optimize every system and process.

www.lucidchart.com

 

[HibiscusTunes]

Flowchart Maker & Online Diagram Software

app.diagrams.net

They have a native app for the desktop in the MS store under the old name Draw.io

Github link for desktop version: https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases/tag/v13.5.7
MS Store version: https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/p/drawio-diagrams/

 

[garyc]

I normally use yEd and Dia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YEd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_(software)

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Draw.io

better than lucid if you are gunning for freeware

 

[Herr der Verboten]

He should just buy Visio

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[LOTR]

Thanks everyone for your feedback and links. I appreciate the assistance.
I have decided on Draw.io and my son has downloaded such to test out. If he's not happy with such we'll re-look at this.

 

[krycor]

Draw.io works on most things and easily add additional images/elements + maintain.