Kivio Flow Diagram Software Freeware

You may think you have to spend a small fortune to find powerful Flow Diagram software, but that is not true. There are several easy to use Flow Diagram Software Freeware programs available which are ad free and never require you to pay a license fee. One of the best known in this category is a program called Kivio, a part of the KDE KOffice suite of open source software licensed under the GNU General Public License.

Despite being Flow Diagram Software Freeware, 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.

Among the many features of Kivio Flow Diagram Software Freeware are: All standard paper sizes are supported and you can create your own. Dynamically loadable stencils. Stencils support many attributes such as border width and foreground color. Allows for multiple pages per document. You can select any stencils you want and then group them into a single element for easier manipulation. Full clipboard support (cut/copy/paste/duplicate) and clipboard history. Layer support. (Stencils can be laid out on different layers for easier organization and default to specific layers.)Offers customizable helper lines. Kivio supports subselections, some stencils are made up of numerous small shapes. If you do not like the way one is colored, you can subselect it and change it. A highly customizable user interface that lets you drag the various elements around until you are satisfied, some elements even allow you to change their colors for a more pleasing look. Ability to dynamically resize a grid, as you zoom in further and further on a document, the grid will constantly refine itself to allow you to place your stencils with more precision. And a stencil builder that allows you to draw your own stencils.

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.