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Visio^® for Mac

SmartDraw is a powerful alternative for anyone looking for Visio^® on a Mac

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The Easy Choice for Anyone Looking for Visio^® on a Mac

Easy to Use

With SmartDraw, you get tools smartly tailored to specific diagrams whether you're making a flowchart, organizational chart, floor plan, network diagram, or any of the myriad of business visuals SmartDraw provides templates for. You can quickly add symbols using your keyboard or mouse, then move and delete shapes with minimal manual adjustment. SmartDraw provides just the right amount of automation to help you build and edit your visuals.

Easy to Import Visio Files and Stencils

You won't have to recreate years of complicated diagrams or stencils by redrawing them. Import all your old Visio^® files (both VSD and VSDX) and stencils. You can continue to collaborate with co-workers who may still be using Visio^®. Once imported, you can edit, color, ungroup any file like it was created in SmartDraw. Export them back to Visio^® in just a click. See how to import Visio^® files on your Mac.

Easy to Work With Other Apps

SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add diagrams to:

Microsoft Office^®
- Word^®
- PowerPoint^®
- Excel^®
Microsoft Teams^®
Google Workspace^™
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
Atlassian^™ apps
- Confluence
- Jira

Easy to Save to Your Existing Storage Solution

SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your diagram directly to:

SharePoint^®
OneDrive^®
Google Drive^™
DropBox^®
Box^®

There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up.

Easy to Share

Share your diagram with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link.

You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.

Easy to Get Help

Have a question? Chat or email us. SmartDraw support is in-house and free!

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Easy Collaboration

SmartDraw makes it easy for your entire team to work on the same diagram using shared folders. You can leave comments as feedback or approval.

Share your diagrams and share your vision so your team can stay on the same page. Plan, design, and discuss together.

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Is There a Visio^® for the Mac?

If you're on a Mac and want to use Visio^®, you're out of luck. Visio^® is a Windows only product. SmartDraw offers a powerful and easy-to-use solution for those looking for a Visio^® alternative on a Mac.

SmartDraw offers more templates, better tools, industry-leading automation — all while being more affordable and available on any platform, Mac or Windows.

Visio for Mac

Why SmartDraw is the Better Visio^® Alternative for Mac

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Powerful Diagramming. Learn more.
Integrations. Learn more.
Visio Import and Export. Learn more.
Lucidchart Import. Learn more.
Shape Data. Learn more.
Open Diagram API and SDK. Learn more.
Collaboration. Learn more.
Whiteboarding. Learn more.
SSO. Learn more.
Document Retention. Learn more.
Security. Learn more.
Sophisticated License Administration. Learn more.

Make Any Diagram

Anything you wanted to make in Visio, you can make with SmartDraw on a Mac. SmartDraw includes templates for flowcharts, organizational charts, floor plans, mind maps, network diagrams, cause and effect diagrams, and more.

Support Process Flowchart

Support Process Flowchart

House Plan - Contemporary

House Plan - Contemporary

PI Planning Board Template

PI Planning Board Template

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SmartDraw is the smart Visio^® alternative on a Mac or Windows.

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