Build diagrams, family trees, flow charts, and org charts.
When you need a clear understanding of how tasks, activities, and processes are carried out, OmniGraffle can help you produce amazing-looking diagrams that communicate information far better than words - and if you're just looking to make a poster for your Sunday garage sale, it's perfect for that too. Diagrams are basic to the way people think, and we create them all the time without even realizing it. Whatever your profession or interests, chances are you've occasionally sketched out some ideas on a piece of graph paper or the back of a napkin. OmniGraffle is the tool to help you organize your thoughts visually, document them beautifully, and communicate them to the world. More than just a silly name, OmniGraffle is a powerful, yet easy to use diagramming and drawing tool. OmniGraffle can help you make amazing graphic documents quickly by keeping lines connected to shapes even when they're moved, providing stencils full of common symbols for you to drag and drop, and magically organizing diagrams with just one click. Create flow charts, org charts, network diagrams, family trees, project processes, office layouts - or anything else that can be represented by symbols and lines.
Limited functionality compared to more sophisticated software
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Its value depends on your need.
Too expensive for me
rsnape
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Did not try product
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Did not try product
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<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Jun 11, 2010<p/>Do not want to update
Easiest diagramming software I've ever used.
mstelly
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Downloaded, installed, and began using it immediately. A common sense IDE layout, an extremely useful tutorial, and dozens of free add-on stencils made me an instant convert.
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Haven't used it long enough to find any, yet.
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I've used Visio for years It pales in comparison with Omnigraffle's ease of use and feature richness. I have since purchased the Pro version. It's that good.
It does everything I want it to do.
acocka
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Easy to learn. Quickly creates great graphics.
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It is truly a Mac product.
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Worthwhile addition to tool library
Lindsay Cook
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Haven't used much yet, but like what I see
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Haven't found much wrong yet.
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Not intuitive to use for mind maps
ianckayak
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An Apple based product, to replace Visio on PCs, sounds good.
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Wasn't intuitive in its use.
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I could no get the gist of OmniGriffle from the pre-purchase S/W, It looked good and I would like to use such a product, but will have to find someone to give me a run through.
brutal program
anibalm
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i love ir for all the colors
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it is to good
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OmniGraffle rocks
Damien Sorresso
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I want OmniGraffle to bear my children.
Beautiful and versatile little program
mistermish
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've been using this and the previous version for everything from mind-mapping (brainstorming) to organizing complex flow-charts for estate planning and business deal purposes, to charting my kids' school's org. chart, to creating graphic overlays on top of maps that I need for my business. It seems to do it all, with much less fuss and much greater flexibility than using Powerpoint or, god forbid, other programs meant specifically for photo manipulation.
User interface is really pretty good, especially given what it can do, but like everything, there's a learning curve and the more you want out of the program the more you'll have to put up with a bit of digging around.
My only complaint is that it creates such beautiful charts and graphics that I often get caught up in the aesthetics and spend way too much time just making things look beautiful!
A great software
badolina
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I use it for almost everything: Graphix, concept maps, meeting summaries, to do list. So intuitive, yet so powerful.