# draw.io Desktop (open-source diagram and mind-mapping app)

> draw.io Desktop is a free, open-source diagram and mind-mapping app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Official electron build of draw.io. It has 63,420 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Microsoft Visio and Lucidchart.

drawio-desktop is a diagramming desktop app based on Electron that wraps the core draw.io editor. Download built binaries from the releases section.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 63,420 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Website | https://www.diagrams.net |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Diagrams & mind maps |
| Latest release | v32.3.0 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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