iDiagrams for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By Software Development Engineer

  35 total text boxes, in "letter" page setup

  This is an okay app for making very simple flow diagrams that look reasonable, for free. Tips: - To make multi-line text, press Ctrl-Enter for a newline. YAY! (found this through guesswork) - To get more rectangles, start with a larger paper size (in page setup), then squish things down. - To export, print (command-p) to PDF. This has the advantage that drawings become read-only. - To change an oval to a rectangle (for example), delete the oval and create a rectangle. - To change the outline colour of a shape, change the "colors" option while it's selected. Complaints: - Connecting lines are not configurable enough; they curve oddly and run into each other. - Connecting lines' colours and thicknesses cannot be changed. - Shapes cannot be filled with a colour or pattern. - There is literally no documentation. - Text colour cannot be changed. - Text within a given box can only have one font (typeface, size). - Zooming out (e.g., to 75%) distorts the view until the program is re-opened. Overall, an okay app, but it needs some work to be fully functional.

  
  
• By theMidnightDisco

  Can't open it's own files.

  This is an OK app. The thing that would make this a GREAT App is simply being able to resize the window so i can make it wider/bigger. I use huge flow charts and would be able to complete them ALL with this app, excpet for the fact i can't make it bigger to accomodate more Nodes. Not being able to Copy and Past Nodes is not really a deal breaker, but the funtions seem to be there under the Edit menu but not useable. Besides the fact that when i click on a saved file form the app, i get a message "Sorry iDiagram Cannot Open idiagram Files" ... Really? Lastly the T Button, which i presumed was to enter text, did nothing. You have to right click in the Node to "Change Text", which is defaulted to white btw. This is defentaly a Beta Version in my mind. Everything else i can forgive, but white Font color on a white background is something that shouldn't really be overlooked before submiting, especially if youre hoping someone buys other products from you int he future or even a Pro version.

  
  
• By VancouverJavaMan

  The screen shot tells it all

  iDiagrams has a minimal interface and can be used for creating very basic flowcharts. It would be nice if it could output to a standard format (PDF, SVG) but of course we know a work-around for that. It took me a bit to get used to the fact that the toolbar acts more like an IDE than a drawing program, but that kind of makes sense: click an icon to add that element to the diagram, then modify the element, rather than click the tool and draw the element out. There aren't that many options for what to do with an element to bother! There is no online help, no indicaton of how to connect objects (do not select them, just drag from one connection point to another). The worst omissions are: * No Copy (can't copy a vector object or selection and paste it into another program) * No Database object (or many other standard flowchart objects) * No tooltips * Can adjust object color but not line weight or style or fill color (which isn't important for a flowchart but would be nice) Why 3 stars? It definitely shows promise.

  
  
• By stevenjklein

  Not quite done yet.

  This feels like a pre-beta release. There's no help, no cut & paste, and if you double-click a documnt, you get an error message. (Documents can be opened from the app's File menu.) The interface is less than intuitive. The rectangle tool makes rectangles, but the text tool doesn't let you draw text. In fact, it took me a few minutes to figure out how to add text to shapes. Turns out you double-click a shape, and a text-editing box appears. There's also a very obvious bug. Create a shape, add text, then save. If you then immediately quit, when you re-open the document, the text is missing. My needs were very modest, but this app still doesn't meet them.

  
  
• By Mike Ciance

  Simple and useful, with potential to grow

  There isn't much to it, but it works fine. It's free, so I can't complain. OpenOffice Draw offers a more robust set of features, also for free, albeit with a much more cluttered interface. I think that if iDiagrams can be fleshed out with some more advanced features but retain a simple interface, it can really become a very desireable diagramming app.

  
  

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