Dia diagram editor Reviews & Product Details

Dia diagram is the smallest and simplest free tool for drawing a variety of shapes which makes the presentation of flowcharts easy. While comparing with other software, it provides a large number of shapes, thus making the preparation of slides and other flowcharts easier. This software can be used for many purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For making complex diagrams, using Dia diagram editor is not helpful. But for the smaller shapes and the shapes that can be downloaded, it is the best option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dia Diagram is easy to use, and very entertaining as well. I enjoy that this software can get to be very versatile because I can use it for many job tasks: I use it in order to create simple but catchy signs that give people instructions for reunions and parties. I can also use it to make nice charts with many purposes, such as a flowchart that allows to record processes for anything. Finally, I can even use Dia Diagram for making stickers for many different purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of its best features can be also its worst, and that is that the software is really simple. What I mean to say is that the software is very helpful and easy to use for stickers and some other purposes. Nonetheless, when it comes the time to create a complex chart or image, then Dia Diagram won´t be so useful because the images look very simplistic, and also there aren´t many features to create charts. This is the only flaw I can find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are three things I enjoy about using Dia Diagram: the first is that it´s extremely easy to make a flow chart by adding the "figures" and arrows that are available on the left side of the software; the second is that it´s also easy to make graphics such as pie charts, also by adding the figures available inside the software figure-option. Finally, it´s also very easy to make logos and other types of graphics with the help of the ready-forms as well as the free-form option that you can use whenever you want. An additional thing I like is that the Dia Diagram is free and open spource. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing I can say I dislike is that, inside Dia Diagram´s panel, there are limited options when it comes to the pre-made forms that are available for instant use inside the software´s panel, I really wish there were many more forms to add. Moreover, I don´t like that the software takes a bit of a long time to load when you open it the first time after you turn on your computer, as this doesn´t happen with many other software I use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's drag and drop capability and wide range of professional shapes to choose from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Images have to be imported as there is no copy and paste for images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its lightness and vast diagram support. Also, it's open source and plugin-able. Besides its portability, it has Linux, MacOSX, and Windows versions, making Dia a Swiss-army knife-like tool. You can quickly draw anything you need, from UML diagrams to Electrical Engineering diagrams, Cisco diagrams, and much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its exporters aren't very intuitive, and some of them fail to render complex diagrams with awkward results. Also, at least on my not-so-old laptop with Ubuntu 14.04, the graphics have some glitches when drawing, which is really annoying when you're trying to fix little details. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.