Wondershare EdrawMax For Mac

Diagramming applications are only as useful as the resources they put at your disposal. They may offer an intuitive toolset and unmatched customization options, but without enough premade templates and symbols, creating something will be much more difficult.

Wondershare EdrawMax is a diagramming app designed to cover almost all possible usage scenarios. It doesn't really stand out through its functionality or interface, though it is definitely competent, but its large library of graphic resources blows most competitors out of the water.

As soon as you launch the app you will be met with an impressive array of templates that you can use in your projects. While they may not be perfect for every situation right out of the box, they can be adapted much faster than the time it would take to start from scratch.

And, whether you want to start a blank project or modify a template, you have an extensive collection of graphic resources to work with. They are sorted into relevant categories and can be accessed with just a couple of clicks.

When it comes to actually working on your designs, things are pretty straightforward. You can insert any object and link it to something else in the diagram with drag and drop, and each item's properties can be customized from the right-hand panel.

You can import Visio and SVG files to continue existing projects, and your creations can be exported to essentially all popular graphic and document formats used nowadays.

The user interface certainly isn't the application's strong suit. While it is easy enough to navigate with its Office-like layout, it looks quite dull, and rather like a Windows app that was ported to macOS. This shouldn't be too surprising considering it was created as a cross-platform Qt application.

As a diagramming tool, EdrawMax is more than capable, and it comes with a vast library of templates and resources. It might not be the best choice for users who don't need that much variety, but those who want to design multiple different types of diagrams will be very happy with it.