Its free over Visio and will make graphs. Seriously that is the best thing about it. My workstation didn't have Visio and I needed to make some flow charts. Quick download and it works just fine. Has all the basics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI can be overwhelming at first and (subjectively) ugly. You can tell its a situation where if it isn't broke they don't want to fix it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can make diagrams, you can often organize the information and get your point across in ways that text alone cannot. A good graphics editor, yEd is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to create diagrams, flow charts, and many other visual representations of processes and relationships. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is quite a sophisticated program and new users have to spend some time to get acquainted with it, but the reward - endless graphic possibilities - is well worth it. It is a rather sophisticated program and new users have to spend some time to get familiar with it, but the reward - endless graphic possibilities - is well worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple, comfortable, and intuitive. It is a great application that requires almost no technical elements but performs its function excellently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program's interface is a little outdated in design but remains functional, although being a design program... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's very easy to use and has a clean familiar interface, so if you have used other programs like photoshop or illustrator you would find it easy to navigate and use.

You are not stuck with standard looking diagrams, you can customize most of the features and create lots of visual variations to them so you can create your diagrams with very specific details and visual needs.

You can also drag and drop image files into the projects so you can use them as parts of your diagrams which can be huge and detailed as you need since you can zoom in and out without apparent restrictions.

It has quite a lot of features than it appear for a free application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So far maybe the lack of tutorials, but being a simple application you might not need much information to use it, but it would be nice to have.

I would also like to see a few more style choices for fonts and effects customization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is an intuitive configuration and it does not take too long to get the hang of. The snap feature, connecting different nodes is an especially useful feature, which means you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the snap feature, or linking different nodes can be a bit cumbersome, especially if you are trying to flow multiple nodes to the same box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yed provides good graphing for free. I has a good starting base of shapes and connects the shapes well. Grouping is also available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Limited graphing options and tools. Connecting the shapes could also use improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

yEd is a great open source tool that is easy to dive into and meets all my workflow and mindmapping needs. It is super simple but it works as well as any more expensive tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes creating complex diagrams can be a little tedious. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of creating complex diagrams and workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is, somehow, unusual to use... Odd shortcuts and mouse + keyboard combination. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Variation of graphical options and ability to modify them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Auto-layout tools and placing a square anytime you click on the screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Great ability to import data files and present them as graphs. Efficient engine that rearranges nodes.

Did not find any better free software for making graphs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Interface is cumbersome and not very easy to use. The initial learning curve is a bit steep. The help sections could use a little bit more of work in terms of user-friendliness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.