# OmniGraffle Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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OmniGraffle

4.6 (45)

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Reviews of OmniGraffle

Ease of use

4.1

Customer Service

4.0

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

Damon D

Engineering ManagerComputer Software, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“The tool is generally easy to use after learning a few key combinations for editing. “

April 2, 2020

DA

Derek A

Information ArchitectInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“Loss of features; massive price; no support. “

May 3, 2021

DA

Derek A

Information ArchitectInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“What used to be a great product at a fair price, with great support, has deteriorated badly. “

May 3, 2021

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Ben E.  
Owner  
Publishing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A flawed masterpiece"

May 27, 2023

5.0

My overall experience with OmniGraffle has been excellent. It is incredibly easy to create beautiful diagrams with the app, and much easier than traditional vector drawing apps. It bridges the gap between vector drawing apps and desktop publishing software, making it a great choice for those who need to create diagrams for a variety of purposes. Diagramming is a primary use for me, so it's worth spending money on a tool that I can depend upon. I do not regret my decision to choose OmniGraffle, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a powerful and easy to use diagramming tool.

Pros

OmniGraffle is an amazing tool for creating great looking diagrams with ease. It has great control over typography, and object-oriented diagramming is incredibly powerful for creating different versions of the same diagram for different situations. It also has good import and export options, and is great for working across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Plus, the support from OmniGroup is top notch.

Cons

OmniGraffle is a powerful diagramming tool, but it has some notable shortcomings for advanced workflows. It does not support live data sources, and its charting capabilities are quite weak. Additionally, it lacks the ability to import and export hierarchical or relational data structures, which can be a major limitation for sophisticated information work.

Alternatives considered

[draw.io](https://www.capterra.com/p/166985/draw-io/)[Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/)[Lucidchart](https://www.capterra.com/p/146136/Lucidchart/)[Affinity Designer](https://www.capterra.com/p/110533/WebPlus-X4/)

Reason for choosing OmniGraffle

I want a native Mac app, and would prefer to support an independent developer having been burned by Adobe's customer-hostile policies in the past.

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BL

Ben L.  
Architect  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "OmniGraffle is the obvious choice for diagraming on Apple's Mac hardware!"

April 4, 2025

5.0

OmniGraffle has been a great tool for the IT work toolbelt while using MacOS. Visio has and is the go-to diagramming tool for most of the IT field WHILE USING WINDOWS OS but, for those of us who prefer MacOS, OmniGraffle is the obvious choice!

Pros

OmniGraffle allows me to use my native MacOS hardware to create diagrams.

Cons

The cost of OmniGraffle is up there, at well over $100.

Switched from

[Visio](https://www.capterra.com/p/201133/Visio/)

Visio has and is the go-to diagramming tool for most of the IT field WHILE USING WINDOWS OS but, for those of us who prefer MacOS, OmniGraffle is the obvious choice!

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Damon D.  
Engineering Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy To Use After Learning Curve"

April 2, 2020

3.0

Pros

I use OmniGraffle Pro on my Mac desktop for engineering design documentation. The tool is generally easy to use after learning a few key combinations for editing. It is easy to center and line up objects using the very smart alignment tools. The default shapes are nice and clean and objects with curves render smoothly. There is a lot of functionality that might not be immediately obvious until you start using the tool.

Cons

I have difficulty manipulating the connection lines. The key combinations to edit a line position are not immediately obvious and I had to use outside resources to figure it out.

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Phil R.  
UX Lead  
Design  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Industry standard app for 2 decades."

December 10, 2025

4.0

Have used it since the early 2000s and can't imagine working without it. The outputs are slick and exact.

Pros

Omnigraffle has been around for decades and is the go to tool for user journey mapping and user flow capture.

Cons

Very easy to use. Drag and drop elements, very fast and integrates with other platforms well. Industry standard app.

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SM

Sechaba M.  
Solutioning Specialist  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A great app for my diagrams "

November 23, 2023

5.0

It’s been a pleasure to use. It full of features with a great UI.

Pros

It was easy to use from the first time I used it. There were plenty of options to create amazing diagrams.

Cons

I couldn’t find anything negative about my experience with the app.

Switched from

[Visio](https://www.capterra.com/p/201133/Visio/)

I moved from Windows to MAC OS and I couldn’t use Visio any longer.

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Yeni O.  
Product Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Serves my wireframing needs well."

July 7, 2018

4.0

Pros

Using Omnigraffle for my projects makes me work faster.I like the ease at which I am able to tweak my wireframes ,flows and maps on this program.I am provided with loads of templates to aid the quality of my work and draw inspiration from. It is cross platform and this fits well with the nature of my job,which almost forbids me being behind my desk regularly .With Omnigraffle ,I stay in control of my projects even while on the move and I am able to quickly make amendment to my wireframes ,if there is a need to.

Cons

It is obviously far from the most intuitive diagramming tool I have used and takes far too much time to learn for new users.

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Alexander H.  
Product Owner  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The swiss army knife"

June 17, 2020

5.0

It makes it ridiculously easy for me to sketch out brainstorming ideas and send them to the team. And they look professional.

Pros

Essentially if you want to create a diagram, you can make it in OmniGraffle. It has stencils for brainstorming, UML, AWS diagrams, site mapping, almost any kind of diagram and that is amazing. You could easily just have one piece of software.

Cons

It can do too much. It can do brainstorming, UML diagrams, app mockups, vector drawing... and it's not the best tool at many of those things. You just have to know what you can do quickly.

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Steven S.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful Architecture Diagram Tool"

May 31, 2020

5.0

Use OmniGraffle Pro for quick diagrams to review with the engineering team, as well as more structured diagrams for presenting concepts to stakeholders.

Pros

Very powerful tool for UML and other diagram conventions. Ability to map out system interactions and present in a clear format. Export to image format or save as a graffle file for future editing and collaboration.

Cons

Feature-rich interface can appear daunting for beginners and this creates a steep, but short, learning curve.

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NM

Nathan M.  
  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Flexible, powerful, somewhat quirky OS X native Visio alternative"

March 29, 2016

5.0

OmniGraffle is marketed largely as an OS X native alternative to Visio, but it shines as a separate product in its own right, and a perfect accompaniment to Adobe CS for technical drawing. It's fine for all those Visio-ish things, org charts and information maps and whatever else, but I mostly use it for circuit diagrams and other 2-D technical drawings, and it works very well for these purposes.

Pros

Flexible units, canvas sizes, pen colors, objects, magnet positions, routing algorithms, etc.; it does pretty much anything you'd expect, and then some. The ability to specify double lines with outline and gap color is especially useful for my purposes: automotive wiring diagrams where wires often have a main color and one or two tracer colors. I also use OmniGraffle for diagramming fluid flow in fuel and cooling systems. It's great for all such symbolic diagramming.

Cons

Object libraries are a bit wanting, as are the tools for drawing custom objects (I prefer to draw custom objects in Illustrator, and import them). But that's about it.

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Andrew H.  
Technical Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Multipurpose diagramming and design software"

November 2, 2018

5.0

Pros

I have been an omnigraffle user for around 7 years now. I have used it to layout tiles for tiling floors and backsplashes, laying out designs for audio visual systems for signal flow and also have use it for designing patterns used to cut out stage design pieces on a CNC router. Line routing is very helpful for making signal flow diagrams. An extensive stencil library covering a variety of industries is a huge benefit making this software useful for many different purposes. Multiple export options of your document is also a huge plus.

Cons

It has a little bit of a learning curve in the beginning but if you have any previous experience with other design software it is not too difficult to learn Omnigraffle.

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MP

Martin P.  
Web App Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The most popular diagram tool for lots of diagrams and wireframes"

February 21, 2023

5.0

I think this is the most advanced tool for creating diagrams and wireframes. It is fully customizable and provide collaboration tools.

Pros

I use this tool to create stunning diagrams. I love the customization and options to create lots of various versions of diagrams. Tool also offer options to create wireframes. The app contains some kind of store for elements where you can download them and expand your playground.

Cons

The app is like OmniPlan a bit difficult. It will be better to provide some intro to get things to know better. I also experience some small problems with dragging.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Logistics Coordinator  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "This product helps us organize projects and as an admin it's easy to download and set up on laptops."

February 21, 2018

5.0

Project organization just got easier with this software

Pros

This software it's used mainly by our engineering team and production team. They use it to help them organize and prepare projects.

Cons

It is very expensive and wish that they offered a bulk plan to be able to assign multiple users to this account.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Project Manager  
Online Media  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Draw me a process"

September 11, 2019

4.0

Pros

I like the slick interface, the computing power of the application and the fact that you can easily arrange sbhapes to make your graph look great.

Cons

As the application is not cloud based, it is time consuming to upload your graph and share it with collaborator. Draw.oio is a better alternative there

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CoFounder & Contributor  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Hands Down, teh Best Mac Tool for Diagramming"

April 20, 2018

5.0

Pros

For beginners, the program has useful stencils and templates that you can get for free to get you started. You can also import illustrator assets if you feel more comfortable creating vector assets in that program.

Cons

Hard to find much wrong with the software. The mobile iOs client is a little archaic - however, it works.

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FCS

Florian Cosmin S.  
Network Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "This is an amazing diagramming and graphical tool"

March 1, 2018

4.0

Pros

This software is full of features and practically you can make any diagram. We are using this and our diagrams stand out compared to the others.

Cons

The software is not really easy to use and you need a bigger period to get familiar with the features and tricks.

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Charles M.  
Entrepreneur  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Alternative to Visio for Mac Users"

April 21, 2020

5.0

My go-to tool for non-trivial wireframe, laster-cut, IT architectural diagrams. This is a powerful feature rich tool and its import / export capabilities allow me to exchange work with Visio users.

Pros

Professional graphics with many import / export options. Outstanding for making flow charts, org charts and architectural diagrams for IT. Also a great tool for designing laser cut templates for on-line services as the object oriented approach is dimensionally correct and the wide format options improves chances you will meet the services' file format requirements.

Cons

Some of the features take a while to master. This is not a tool that you will pick up quickly or that you would use to create a drawing for a simple business presentation.

Switched from

[Visio](https://www.capterra.com/p/201133/Visio/)

Became a Mac user

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VH

Vatsala H.  
QA Coordinator  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Unleashing Creativity in Visual Design and Diagramming"

October 19, 2023

4.0

Good

Pros

Users often commend OmniGraffle for its user-friendly interface. The intuitive design makes it easy for both beginners and experienced users to create professional-looking diagrams and visual designs.

Cons

While many users praise the intuitive interface, there is still a learning curve, especially for individuals who are new to diagramming or graphic design software. Some users might find it takes time to become proficient in using all the features effectively.

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Scott B.  
Senior Architect  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great alternative to Visio for the Mac"

February 28, 2018

5.0

Pros

I like pretty much everything about this software. It is easy to create flows and drawings for my projects. There are numerous stencils available online for download which improve my productivity.

Cons

I wish I could export directly to native Visio format instead of Visio XML for sharing files with clients.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
QA Director - FIS Mobile  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Omnigraffle is Visio for Mac"

February 28, 2020

5.0

I love omnigraffle helps me wireframe or produce flow documents of any process or project I am working on.

Pros

Oh my so many things you can do with this layers check, a good library of stencils, check solid community of users check many more checks to count

Cons

The only thing I would say on the downside of things is there are so many ways to use this product and finding the more advanced features will take a lot of mastery of use of the product.

Switched from

[Visio](https://www.capterra.com/p/201133/Visio/)

no mac support

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Graduate Student Researcher  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "OmniGraffle is indispensable for creating publication-quality graphics"

January 7, 2019

5.0

Create publication-quality graphics Illustrate complex systems

Pros

Draw on a fixed size canvas, what you see is what you get on the print -- very helpful for IEEE/ACM papers Magnets and grid that connect and align objects So many features and shortcut keys that I am still discovering, but all features are to maximize productivity

Cons

Learning curve is steep. Documentation is still very long. Should have a shorter getting started documents that introduce all key concepts of OmniGraffle

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DA

Derek A.  
Information Architect  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Used to be Great"

May 3, 2021

3.0

I used it exclusively for over a decade. What used to be a great product at a fair price, with great support, has deteriorated badly. Loss of features; massive price; no support. Thus I am switching to an alternative vector drawing tool.

Pros

Ease of use, clean vector graphics, good set of exports

Cons

1) No backward compatibility: features removed with each release  2) Each new release introduces a whole set of bugs (including in the previous feature set). 3) Support used to be great. 4) Price is through the roof.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Director of Digital Innovations  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best UX Software outthere"

November 19, 2019

5.0

I have had a great experience with this software it's definitely my go-to.

Pros

This software's amazing. Very user-friendly and most importantly is that it maintains the UX Designer focus on the wireframe. Other software is very heavily on the design that sometimes you might end up losing focus.

Cons

Better curation for the stencils that are included in the Omnigraffle website. There are quite some that are useless.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
UX Product Designer  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Solid Layout tool, Very nice UI"

July 23, 2019

4.0

It's a solid tool, and if you need a native flowchart/layout app to help with flows, this is the one. However, it's not as functional or collaborative as other tools out there.

Pros

The UI is familiar to those familiar with Sketch and other Design-based software. The Ui is clean and gives you a lot to work with. Nice for laying out flows and for VERY simple wireframes.

Cons

Feels somewhere inbetween a vector-based design tool and a flowchart/layout tool. It does both good, but neither great. Also, it's not as collaborative as other tools out there. The rage right now is real-time collaboration. Omnigraffle requires you to attach and share files.

Alternatives considered

[Visio](https://www.capterra.com/p/201133/Visio/)

Switched from

[Visio](https://www.capterra.com/p/201133/Visio/)

Platform change (Windows ----> Mac)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
President  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I regularly use OmniGraffle for creating process flow charts and influence diagrams."

November 1, 2017

5.0

Easily clarify complex thought processes.

Pros

OmniGraffle is very easy to use. It allows a user to create lucid charts that capture the essence of the logic of a process. I particularly like the fact that arcs drawn from one object to another are drawn such that they virtually pass through the center of an object so that arrowheads don't pile up on each other. One of the best features of OmniGraffle is that it allows a user to create layers that can be turned off and on to reveal successive layers when talking through the build-up of a process map.

Cons

OmniGraffle is packed with so many features that it can be difficult sometimes to figure out how to use those features in a chart as the supporting documentation is a little thin.

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TR

Thomas R.  
Development Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool for Macs!"

March 15, 2018

5.0

Pros

The design capabilities of OmniGraffle Pro are excellent. Multiple layers for objects, plenty of formatting options for text and graphic objects, and easy to use and create templates, are all hallmarks of this application. It's pretty easy to build a library of art that can be re-used, and it's relatively simple to share that library across multiple users. There are also a number of already-made libraries of graphic items that can be downloaded and used. I use this tool regularly for flow charting and process mapping for professional use, as well as some design work for personal use.

Cons

It would be nice to see some connectivity features added, perhaps something like a "web part" that could return a graph from Google Charts or data from another API.

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