Greetings,
Is there any alternative for Microsoft Visio? as free software for OpenSuse ?
Thanking you
Jamil
Give Inkscape a try
Thanks for your reply.
Inkscape is more likely a photo editor, unlike Visio.
any other suggestion ?
Hi
What sort of layouts are you doing, I use libreoffice and a plethora of network icons…
For example: VRT Network Equipment Gallery » Extensions
Visio offers plenty of layouts, Networking, Systems, Workflow, Development, etc…
Regarding your reply, to use libreoffice and network extensions, is it capable of providing similar functionality?
Thanks
Hi
Yes all very similar. Check the extensions main page for the full list. Fire up LibreDraw and download/import the oxt files.
On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:36:02 +0000, jamilsaif wrote:
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Inkscape is more likely a photo editor, unlike Visio.
>
> any other suggestion ?
Inkscape is not a photo editor. Inkscape is an SVG graphics editor.
Dia is probably as close as you’ll get to Visio. Or you can maybe run
Visio with WINE, if it’s supported.
Jim
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C
That’s good news. Tried a couple of years ago, without good results. A customer now relies on Win7 VMs only for Visio, whilst running some other proprietary tailored app using Wine ( it runs on XP, Wine but nothing else ). Already sent out an email to them asking whether they’re interested to get rid of the VMs.
Standard site I go to when looking for an “Alternative to”
The following links to suggestions for Viso.
Personally, I’ve used Dia for diagrams I’ve whipped up quickly using simple shapes, but I’d be the first to say that it’s not anywhere close to Visio when I’m building a complex diagram.
https://alternativeto.net/software/microsoft-visio/
TSU
Not really the same, but I’ve used impress (The Presentation app) to create diagrams.
Won’t have a large library of objects like you describe, but like many graphics programs you can draw simple shapes, connect them with lines, label everything.
TSU
On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:46:02 +0000, Knurpht wrote:
> hendersj;2848557 Wrote:
>> Visio. Or you can maybe run Visio with WINE, if it’s supported.
>>
>>
>>
> That’s good news. Tried a couple of years ago, without good results. A
> customer now relies on Win7 VMs only for Visio, whilst running some
> other proprietary tailored app using Wine ( it runs on XP, Wine but
> nothing else ). Already sent out an email to them asking whether they’re
> interested to get rid of the VMs.
Well, I said if it’s supported - I don’t know if it is or not. 
–
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C
I use a mix of Visio running under Wine (32-bit on a 64-bit OpenSuSE install) and LibreOffice Draw. I tend to go to Visio when I need engineering/architecture-type stuff with dimensions, etc. For most other things I can use Draw as someone else suggested
Visio under wine is NOT perfect; I have some dialog boxes that don’t work properly (the controls overlap and so some aren’t accessible), but I’ve never taken the time to fix it - I’ve always come up with a workaround. I’m running Visio 2010 in that environment.
I tried Dia for a while, but quickly got VERY frustrated with the limitations. To be fair, that was a couple of years ago - I haven’t looked at it recently.
HTH!
Dan
I have used xfig ever since 2000 when I first installed Linux. It is pre-SVG and though it has an SVG converter conversion is not reliable for complex layouts. But it comes with a lot of libraries for all sorts of things from electrical circuits to networks and flow charts as well as knitting. It will output in anything up to A0 size and in pretty well any format you want - vector or raster.
I mostly use it with LaTeX as it produces excellent EPS files and use it in preference to inkscape where I do not need specific fonts or effects.
Some people will be put off by its antiquated interface but it is by far the best vector graphics program for producing good quality graphics quickly. Page 10 of https://johnrhudson.me.uk/computing/Some_notes_on_HTML.pdf has an example of a relatively simple xfig diagram.
I’ve used Dia on and off for the past several years, but my colleagues are using MS-Visio. I don’t often need to create/edit network documents, but I have found the .vsd files can be be viewed reliably using LO Draw. (I use this to view and print .vsd files.) For those that really do want Visio compatibility, Lucidchart might offer an acceptable online alternative. They offer free single-user accounts, which can be useful for basic/evaluation purposes.
MyDraw is a great alternative. There won’t be a learning curve if you’re familiar with Visio. You can import vsd/vsdx and uses a similar ribbion UI. You can do network diragrams, flowcharts, SDL, BPMN, data flow, UML, etc. Plus you can build a custom shape library. It’s worth checking out if you like the feel of Visio but don’t like the cost: http://www.mydraw.com/