Flow Diagram Software Options

It can be a little overwhelming at first when you are comparing Flow Diagram Software. There are a lot of good options available. Often, price can be the determining factor in your selection. Two of the market's biggest Flow Diagram Software products are Pacestar WizFlow Flowcharter and the open source Kivio from KDE KOffice. Each has its own pluses and minuses and it is up to you to choose which is right for you.

WizFlow Flow Diagram Software lets you define shape styles using over one hundred predefined shapes and arrowheads. You can save your own styles in diagram templates if you prefer your own methods. WizFlow comes with complete flowcharting templates to get you started. WizFlow can create flowcharts and similar diagrams with minimal effort on your part. WizFlow connects lines to figures and attaches labels to lines while you draw your diagram and remembers these relationships and adjusts automatically when you move objects around. Wizflow can also adjust the size of a shape when you add text to it. WizFlow is suitable for computers with Windows 98, Windows 2000, XP, Vista or later. WizFlow is shareware and you can download a demo from the company site to be sure the product will work on your system as well as to "get a feel" for the program and see if it will fit your needs.

Kivio Flow Diagram Software was originally released in 2000 and was placed under the GNU General Public License in January of 2001 when it was added to the open source KDE KOffice suite. Being open source, Kivio is 100% ad free. You will never have to pay a dime to the KDE team for use of the product, however if you come into some money you can part with, donations are accepted. Like the entire KDE suite of software, Kivio was originally written for the Linux OS, but due to popular demand versions are now available for both Mac OS X and Windows. Kivio is easy to use and enables you to create network diagrams, organization charts, flowcharts and more.

Kivio allows you to create accurate scale diagrams by arranging pre-drawn shapes and stencils on a page. The stencils might represent stages of a process, office furniture, or components on an electronic circuit. Kivio comes with a large collection of different stencils which are grouped into collections, also known as stencil sets, categorized by subject area.

Whatever Flow Diagram Software program you choose, we wish you luck and hope you will be satisfied with your choice.