OmniGraffle Reviews & Product Details

Lots of functions for drawing and designing all kinds of images, diagrams, charts, and so on. I do a lot of drawings to illustrate concepts in my work as a consultant -- Omnigraffle makes me look good with less effort than I have a right to expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omnigraffle is becoming increasingly complex -- which is making it harder to use. I fear it is beginning to become a bit bloated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iOS support! My life got easier when you guys introduced the iOS version back in 2015. I was literally creating wireframes while being late for work!

Also, if I may add, speed! OmniGraffle allowed me to present my fixes and ideas in a matter of minutes! For example, talking with clients on Skype, discussing potential improvements to the app, wondering if one button in a different place will change anything - turned on the app, quickly incorporated my ideas and solutions... Problem solved! The page was sent to designers in 10 minutes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I recently had to switch back to Windows platform, and I'm really sad that I have to choose alternatives that are not as good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When it works, it's really efficient for creating UX documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'd like if there were standard document sizes and Omnigraffle made their own stencils to go with their standard document sizes. All UX people I know want a way to produce standard-sized PDFs of UX documentation like user profiles, wireframes, whatever and it just WORKS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omnigraffle is a fantastic tool for wireframing and documentation. I use it extensively to create detailed specifications for softwares, mobile app, web apps and to deliver UI spec to developers. It is a really flexible tool that permit you to organize content with easy and to save stancils (collection of symbols you regularly use). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is sometimes a little bit complex, but I'm not using the latest version. Not so easy to create interactive prototypes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omnigraffle is somewhat like Visio for Macs, its super simple to use but very difficult to use well. The things that are cool is that its easy to learn and has cool force alignment tools which make it easy to do things like change the orientation of a site map from vertical to horizontal super fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The snapping effects are awful, its really hard to control where things are going and basic things, like an arrow pointing to a box, are unncessarily hard because of this snap effect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The canvas size allows me to adjust to any size I need so I can place as many screen inside I want Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The fact that is hard to import different formats into it, also when it allows me to import a different format it takes awhile to ungroup the image to work on it. It should give the user a little more freedom and also stop charging for every stencil out there. I love omnigraffle is my standard tool to do my wires but it's gotta be more friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omnigraffle provides a number of templates and tools to make it easy to quickly put together a nice looking diagram or mock-up. I use it frequently in creating diagrams and graphics for presentations as well as wire framing applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omnigraffle does not come pre-packaged with templates designed for mocking up websites or apps. Instead you have to purchase community created templates. Many of these templates are inexpensive or free, so the extra cost isn't too prohibitive. However, since they are community created there is no guarantee that they will continue to work through omnigraffle upgrades and changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the speed and performance of the program is the best thing about it. I can quickly and intuitively throw designs together and not worrying about the app slowing down over time, which PS or Sketch tend to do. Templates and stencil customization is also great, especially when it comes to building flowcharts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve and placement of functions in the app takes some getting used to and may not be as intuitive or pretty as it could be.

Setting up files for print, resolution-wise is also a pain. I wish you could scale the DPI or dimensions easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've used Omnigraffle for over a decade (I think), and second to using paper and a sharpie it's the quickest way to draw up some quick concepts, show some prototypes of interfaces or draw some flowcharts or diagrams. In addition, it's great for planning room or office layouts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only gripe I have is that I keep forgetting that some of the keyboard shortcuts aren't the ones I'd be expecting. Zooming in and out, for instance doesn't work with my muscle memory shortcuts. (I should probably change this, there's great applescript support so I could probably whip something up) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Object oriented flowcharts mean things have actual logic relationships; entity charts can be grown, moved about, and extended. I use Omnigraffle for all kinds of quick diagrams, including flow charts, narrative flows, IAs, and quick wireframes, although increasingly Sketch is a better tool for software wireframing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The help system is not useful and it has a longer learning curve than you'd expect. Some actions—like splitting a line—still aren't available, and interactions between objects (extending a line pulls objects in unexpected ways) take getting used to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.