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yEd Graph Editor Overview

What is yEd Graph Editor?

yEd is a powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams.

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yEd is a powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams.


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yWorks
Year Founded
2000
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Tubingen, Germany
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Manuel C.
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Manuel C.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"simple diagram creator"
it's very versatile. allows you to create a very nitty diagrams and schemas.
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Muhammad A.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"The only tool I need for design - almost all my professional life"
It works GREAT - It is simple - It is FREE - It is very flexible.
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Ingo S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"The only graph editor (known to me) that separates logic from design"
When I create graphs, I want to create nodes and connect them first, without caring too much about design yet. When I am done, I like to move thing...
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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

Its free over Visio and will make graphs. Seriously that is the best thing about it. My workstation didn't have Visio and I needed to make some flow charts. Quick download and it works just fine. Has all the basics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

UI can be overwhelming at first and (subjectively) ugly. You can tell its a situation where if it isn't broke they don't want to fix it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

I would not choose if over Visio if both were given to me free, however yEd is free and Visio is not so you take what you can get. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making flow charts and graphs can be done relativly easily. You just drag and drop the shapes you want and connect the lines. Exporting is pretty easy as well so you can create an image or PDF file to print and hand out for a meeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rocelin C.
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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

You can make diagrams, you can often organize the information and get your point through ways that the text alone can not. Good graphics editor and Ed is an easy-to-use tool, it is a tool that allows you to create diagrams, flow charts, and many other visual representations of processes and relationships.

Se pueden realiar diagramas, a menudo puede organizar la información y obtener su punto a través de formas que el texto solo no puede. Buen editor de gráficos yEd es una herramienta fácil de usar, es una herramienta que te permite crear diagramas, diagramas de flujo, y muchas otras representaciones visuales de los procesos y relaciones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

It is quite a sophisticated program and new users have to spend some time to get acquainted with it, but the reward - endless graphic possibilities - is well worth it.

Es un programa bastante sofisticado y los nuevos usuarios que tenga que pasar algún tiempo para familiarizarse con él, pero la recompensa - un sin fin de posibilidades gráficas - bien vale la pena. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

Make corrections adapted to new users who start using the interface, since loyal users are lost due to the time it takes to adapt to the software.

Realizar correcciones adaptadas a los nuevos usuarios que empiezan a usar la interfaz, ya que se pierden usuarios fidelizados por el tiempo que conlleva adaptarse al software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Make corrections adapted to new users who start using the interface, since loyal users are lost due to the time it takes to adapt to the software.

Realizar correcciones adaptadas a los nuevos usuarios que empiezan a usar la interfaz, ya que se pierden usuarios fidelizados por el tiempo que conlleva adaptarse al software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

Sencillo, cómodo e intuitivo. Es un gran aplicación que no requiere casi nada de elementos técnicos pero que hace su función de manera excelente Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

La interfaz del programa esta un poquito anticuada en diseño pero sigue siendo funcional pero siendo un programa de diseño... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sencillez y completa eficacia Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Realización de grafos de redes y elementos de organigramas en 5 min. Una gran herramienta qur ahorra mucho tiempo Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Glen F.
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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

It's very easy to use and has a clean familiar interface, so if you have used other programs like photoshop or illustrator you would find it easy to navigate and use.

You are not stuck with standard looking diagrams, you can customize most of the features and create lots of visual variations to them so you can create your diagrams with very specific details and visual needs.

You can also drag and drop image files into the projects so you can use them as parts of your diagrams which can be huge and detailed as you need since you can zoom in and out without apparent restrictions.

It has quite a lot of features than it appear for a free application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

So far maybe the lack of tutorials, but being a simple application you might not need much information to use it, but it would be nice to have.

I would also like to see a few more style choices for fonts and effects customization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

This is a great tool to create diagrams with a high level of customization.

If you are a game developer, this is a great tool to preview or establish the interactions of your games in pre-production.

You can also use it to analyze other game flows and learn from them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm using it to visualize interactions, key inventory item and npcs placements and scene structures and portal directions for video games (quick prototyping or mockups).

Using yEd has helped me create and preview the flow of the games without using paper, its easier to keep track of and implement, move or remove items, scenes, portals and npcs and it's better to manage instead of paper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

It is an intuitive configuration and it does not take too long to get the hang of. The snap feature, connecting different nodes is an especially useful feature, which means you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

Sometimes the snap feature, or linking different nodes can be a bit cumbersome, especially if you are trying to flow multiple nodes to the same box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

Take it one step at a time. Start simple, then play around with the advanced functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helps me visualize workflow, map out processes. I think visually, so it's a great tool to think and sort out whatever is swirling in my head, before i forget it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vedran P.
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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

Yed provides good graphing for free. I has a good starting base of shapes and connects the shapes well. Grouping is also available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

Limited graphing options and tools. Connecting the shapes could also use improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

If you need a free solution for a small company, it works great. If you have a larger budget, I would go for another paid product like MS Visio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating designs and system technical architecture graphs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

yEd is a great open source tool that is easy to dive into and meets all my workflow and mindmapping needs. It is super simple but it works as well as any more expensive tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

Sometimes creating complex diagrams can be a little tedious. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

Give it a try. Super low risk! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use yEd to document user workflows and for mind maps when I am thinking through a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

Ease of creating complex diagrams and workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

It is, somehow, unusual to use... Odd shortcuts and mouse + keyboard combination. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

For some purposes yEd is better than commercial products like MS Visio (business flow diagrams), but I noticed that lack of some usually methods of using UI and tool, or just a different way you need to take for accomplish some tasks, draw me to the LibreOffice Draw. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Business Analysis, Workflow documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

Variation of graphical options and ability to modify them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

Auto-layout tools and placing a square anytime you click on the screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Drawing ERD and class diagrams. Easy to come up with a quick prototype. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maciej B.
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What do you like best about yEd Graph Editor?

Great ability to import data files and present them as graphs. Efficient engine that rearranges nodes.

Did not find any better free software for making graphs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about yEd Graph Editor?

Interface is cumbersome and not very easy to use. The initial learning curve is a bit steep. The help sections could use a little bit more of work in terms of user-friendliness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering yEd Graph Editor:

If you are not afraid of initial steep learning curve - this will be your go-to software where graphs are concerned.

Be aware - importing data for large graphs (biggest files of mine were over 20k nodes so far) will require you to launch this software with memory limit expanded (search google) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is yEd Graph Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating algorythms and workflows.

Visualizing imported data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.