Edraw Software

Anyone who has to turn a messy process into a clear picture, whether that is a project plan, a team structure or a network layout, will find Edraw Software aimed squarely at them.

Edraw Software is a diagramming tool that produces flowcharts, mind maps, org charts, network diagrams, floor plans and Gantt charts from ready-made templates.

The company sells it as a family of apps: EdrawMax for general diagrams, EdrawMind for mind mapping and EdrawProj for project charts.

The template library is the main draw, with over

20,000 free templates and a large set of symbol libraries, so you rarely start from a blank canvas.

That helps in business, technical and design work, where the same chart types come up again and again.

Edraw also includes AI diagram generation, which can give you a first draft to edit rather than something you build shape by shape.

Visual collaboration features are part of the package too, and the pricing model is listed as free.

Because the range is wide, expect a bit of a learning curve before you know which app fits which job.