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[Closed] Something Visio-ish that isn't Visio

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I have a need to draw up a... a flowchart I suppose. I don't want the complexity of Visio I basically want "draw box, add text to box, link to next box with arrow" and for it to reflow if I drag the boxes about.

I used Twinery in a past life for playing with Interactive Fiction and that's broadly what I'm looking for, but is there anything else I should be looking at before committing to the one thing I know?

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Posted : 06/04/2022 5:54 pm
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Google Drawings does this - *Edit - not sure about reflow though


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 5:58 pm
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draw.io any good?


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 6:10 pm
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+1 for draw.io


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 6:12 pm
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yep, draw.io is very useful


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 6:15 pm
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Yes! Draw.io looks pretty much exactly what I was looking for, thank you.

Is there a fat client version of it / similar instead of web-based? (Doesn't really matter but, eh.)


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 6:17 pm
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Miro might be worth a look


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 6:17 pm
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@cougar yes there's a desktop version:

https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases/tag/v17.2.4


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 6:22 pm
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Legend. There's even a portable version.

I love you guys.


 
Posted : 06/04/2022 6:33 pm
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I hate PowerPoint.

But PowerPoint can do that.

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Posted : 06/04/2022 7:23 pm
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Powerpoint crossed my mind. But I've used it twice in my entire career and as per your first statement I have no desire to change that.


 
Posted : 07/04/2022 1:13 am
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Inkscape.


 
Posted : 07/04/2022 10:53 am