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    jgraph/drawio-desktop

    Official electron build of draw.io

    graphics
    diagram-editor
    electron-app
    javascript-applications
    JavaScript
    GPL-3.0
    63.8K stars
    5.8K forks
    63.8K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 5, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 18 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #70 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a secure, offline-capable desktop diagramming application built on Electron wrapping the core draw.io editor.
    • Ensures complete data privacy by isolating the app from the internet and forbidding external data transmission or analytics.
    • Use for creating complex diagrams and flowcharts without internet access in highly secure or restricted environments.
    • Use for integrating a trusted, standalone diagram editor into enterprise workflows requiring local data storage.
    • Use for developers needing a stable, self-contained diagramming tool with no external dependencies or telemetry.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    drawio-desktop is a diagramming desktop app based on Electron that wraps the core draw.io editor.

    Download built binaries from the releases section.

    Can I use this app for free? Yes, under the apache 2.0 license. If you don't change the code and accept it is provided "as-is", you can use it for any purpose.

    Excerpt from the jgraph/drawio-desktop README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    5.8K+64

    Open issues

    5-2

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