About Emily Williams

With a background in languages and education technology, Emily is passionate about the user being at the heart of written content and empowering people to find the info they need to learn and succeed. She is now the Content Coordinator for draw.io.

Did you spot the new Editor tab in draw.io for Confluence?

If you manage draw.io in your Confluence Cloud site, you may have noticed the new “Editor” tab in the draw.io app Configuration settings. This lets Confluence admins customize the draw.io editor, setting custom colors, fonts, etc. for all teams, without writing any JSON. Try it free Before, changing the editor meant pasting and [...]

By |2026-10-15T09:56:43+02:00October 15th, 2026|Atlassian, customization, draw.io, productivity|

Ready for Flowchella 2.0? Take on this challenge and find out!

With Flowchella 2.0 for Team Europe right around the corner, here is a little taster of what’s to come! Basti, draw.io Subject Matter Extraordinaire and reigning Diagramming Champion, has put together this fun-filled Flowchella-themed festival map below. The challenge Our legendary Eierlegende Wollmilchsau (the EW) is hidden somewhere within the [...]

By |2026-10-12T14:13:09+02:00October 1st, 2026|Atlassian, customization, draw.io, feature|

Can AI help you build better diagrams?

draw.io's Generate tool uses "multi-engine generation", intelligently routing each prompt to the most appropriate AI engine for the job. As AI diagramming is fast becoming the norm (and, dare I say, default), now is a good moment to ask the obvious question: When does AI actually make your diagrams better, and when should you [...]

By |2026-10-12T14:12:11+02:00September 17th, 2026|AI, Atlassian, Business, draw.io, feature, learning, productivity, whiteboard|

How an automotive giant got lighter and faster migrating to draw.io for Confluence Cloud

At the forefront of technology With over a century of expertise in building products using cutting-edge technology, this German company is a pioneer of the automotive industry. With an unparalleled reputation, their customers have high expectations, and so do they. We spoke with their Software Engineer and Technical Product Owner (TPO) to find out [...]

By |2026-10-12T14:12:34+02:00September 10th, 2026|Atlassian, Business, draw.io, Gliffy migration, use case|

Crossing boundaries through visualization: How a major European broadcaster scales with draw.io

A commitment to culture Across the European landscape, our partner—a renowned public broadcaster—is known for its cultural diversity, high-quality multilingual content, and innovative programming. Operating at a massive scale, they produce hundreds of films annually and co-produce the majority of their acclaimed TV dramas, making their content available in more than six languages. Their [...]

By |2026-10-12T14:13:21+02:00September 3rd, 2026|Atlassian, Business, collaboration, customization, draw.io, use case, Visio migration|

Migrating 20,000 diagrams in one weekend: how a global technology company moved from Gliffy to draw.io

draw.io got the chance to sit down with Asia, Software Engineering Enablement Lead at a global technology company operating in the communications and security space, to talk through their migration from Gliffy to draw.io. We asked them why they made the switch, how their teams use draw.io day to day, and how it's helped [...]

By |2026-08-18T18:12:15+02:00August 20th, 2026|Business, draw.io, feedback, Gliffy migration, migration, productivity, use case|

Mythbusting Migration: draw.io Confluence Data Center to Cloud

Here’s the good news: migration from Data Center to Cloud is not as daunting as you might think: tl;dr: Migrating draw.io from Confluence Data Center to Cloud does not cause diagram loss, broken diagram links, reduced security, or lost functionality when using Atlassian's standard migration process along with draw.io's built-in migration tools. Our mythbusting [...]

By |2026-08-07T10:17:07+02:00August 6th, 2026|Atlassian, Business, draw.io, Gliffy migration, migration, security|

Migrating draw.io from Data Center to Cloud: FAQs

If you're a long-term draw.io Data Center user preparing to move to Confluence Cloud, this FAQ covers the most common questions, from preserving your diagrams and handling embedded content to custom templates, shape libraries, and security. Here's what you need to know before, during, and after the migration. Pre-Migration Questions [...]

By |2026-07-21T18:22:47+02:00July 23rd, 2026|Atlassian, Business, draw.io, Gliffy migration, migration, security|

How to build a decision tree in draw.io

Making an informed decision “Where should we go to eat?”, “What should I wear today?” Sometimes, trusting your gut is a perfectly valid approach, especially when the stakes are low or there's no wrong answer. But when you're managing a high-stakes construction project or deciding on a marketing strategy, gut feeling isn't enough. [...]

By |2026-07-09T21:12:52+02:00July 9th, 2026|AI, draw.io, learning, productivity|

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