draw.io has just celebrated over 50,000 installs in Confluence. That’s almost three times as many as our nearest competitor.
So to each and every one of you – a huge thank you.
No other Marketplace app has more installs than draw.io, no other app has more reviews, and we are one of the few who hold the sought-after four-star ratings on the entire Atlassian marketplace.
Back in the day
draw.io has taken a long journey since 2001. Our founders and head engineers, Gaudenz and David, sought a solution that differed from the diagramming tools available at that time. The existing tools were either relatively crude or incredibly complex and expensive. Instead, they wanted to bring an easy way of diagramming to everybody…and they succeeded. Today, draw.io is a global product serving millions of users around the globe.
draw.io leads others follow
2016
First to offer full Diagram versioning in Confluence, full Integrated revision history.
Integrated revision history (not available in Gliffy)
First, with multipage diagrams, all dynamically linked, complex diagrams can be spread over multiple pages facilitating big picture overviews to granular, fine detail inspection.
Introduced the Scratchpad, rapid custom shapes storage promoting faster workflows.
2017
Introduced the concept of Connectors to diagramming. Connectors are a tremendously powerful addition to diagramming. Allowing shapes and their associated connecting lines to track/remain attached when editing.
First, with Page anchors and multiple means of linking content within Confluence. The ability to insert drawings and images into Confluence and assign links to these images.
Another first, Interactive diagrams, the ability to control the appearance of a diagram during presentations in real-time by using selectable layers.
Security, draw.io introduced GDPR compliance in 2018 and operates a continual revision and improvement policy.
2019
First, with diagram merge edits inside Confluence Server, if two or more people are working on the same diagram remotely, draw.io saves all changes, and combined with revision history, we have your back. No more accidental deletes.
2020
Customer Focus our continual pursuit of client satisfaction by demonstrating new and unusual Use Cases to provide our customers with fresh ideas and inspiration.
One example is our recent blog and whitepaper on “Taking diagrams into the company.”
Tables relaunch, our continual policy of revision and improvement. We completely revised our table tool.
2021
Data Governance, your data, you decide. draw.io offers complete flexibility and control over exactly where your data is stored.
Whiteboarding macro (embedded in the base product.)
2022 and beyond
The Board editor, its life story has only just begun.
Coming soon real-time collaborative editing.
And in the pipeline, much much more.
The timeline above is just a summary of draw.io’s achievements in just six short years. We have not only caught up with our competition but have overtaken them in both power, functionality, and number of users.
It’s our level of customization offering bespoke libraries and the ability to edit and create your own. No other application out there can match us.
Your concerns for security, privacy, and Data Governance are also ours. We understand the importance you place on data privacy by going beyond Atlassian’s requirements and what our competitors can deliver.
But ultimately, it’s our worldwide community of users who drive us on. We thrive on our feedback via Github. Perhaps you have a feature request or query, then visit our Github repository and say your piece. We love our communities feedback and actively act on suggestions and new feature requests.
draw.io Github feedback here
draw.io is genuinely is a developer’s tool. We enable you to do more, code more, helping to make the world a better place.
Keen to learn more, visit our YouTube Channel for a constantly updated playlist of how-to videos.
Visit our one-stop tutorial shop to pick up all the ins and outs of draw.io diagramming.
Or book a free demo to learn more about the limitless ways in which draw.io can make life easier and more productive for you and everyone in (and outside) your company!
Happy diagramming!
Last Updated on October 18, 2022 by Admin