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OmniGraffle is a wireframing tool for Mac users.https://dudodiprj2sv7.cloudfront.net/product-logos/r4/wN/AHMUF71TJFLU.pngEasy way to outline concepts you need to communicate to othersI use OmniGraffle to map out ideas and concepts that require a flexible, large format medium for organizing content. For example, if I'm currently using OmniGraffle to map out a messaging framework for internal use. It helps me easily link ideas together and create hierarchies, which would be difficult using a presentation tool like PowerPoint or keynote. If you need a way of getting abstract ideas on paper and exploring relationships among them, OmniFocus is a great tool for that.,Mind mapping. You can easily link ideas together and OmniFocus can automatically arrange them in a presentable format. Wireframing. If you're working on simple design concepts, it's a great way to show ideas to designers. Outlining process flows. If you're outlining a process, such as marketing automation, it's perfect.,No support for team collaboration. I would really like to see a way to share files to iCloud so that others can access and edit. Better print settings. If you're trying to print a document across many pages, it's not easy to make this happen. No ability to pre-configure settings. For example, I have to manually change the unit of measure from "inches" to "pixels" when I create a new document, would like the ability to change that fundamentally.,9,Helps speed up the process for communicating concepts. Allows me to think through ideas more thoroughly. Great for expediting idea exchanges with design teams.,OmniFocus, Balsamiq, EvernoteOmniGraffle is simply the best choice for modelling on the MacOmniGraffle is rapidly becoming the modeling tool of choice for the organisation; we are seeing broadening adoption of the product across the whole organisation. We were looking for a Mac-compatible modeling tool - similar to Visio for the PC - and OmniGraffle was by far the best choice on the market.,Ease of use and time to adopt software Multi-device support Scripting capability High-end modelling product,More templates stencils and samples Data integration,10,Low-cost of adoption means every consultant has their own copy Migration from Windows/Visio to OmniGraffle has been seamless Support for iOS is a real bonus,Visio, Lucidchart and SmartDraw,Teamwork Projects, OmniFocus, OneNote, MindManager,5,1,Process Mapping Solution Architecture Wireframing,10Omnigraffle is a good, if limited, toolWe use Omnigraffle for some basic early wire framing of applications and for creation of workflow diagrams. It's stencil libraries enable quick creation of diagrams and documents since you're not having to draw everything from scratch.,Creating diagrams and workflows Creating Static Wire frame drawings Creating Specification documentation for an application,There is no capability for creating prototype or interactions, I've starting moving away from using Omnigraffle for wire frames for this reason as there are other tools that accomplish this while enabling interactive features. It is difficult to create charts Stability isn't where I'd like it to be. Although I don't ever lose much work due to how MacOS autosaves regularly, I do see crashes and weird glitches more often than I do when using my other productivity tools.,7,Omnigraffle isn't an expensive software tool, so there isn't really any negative from the perspective of raw cost. Thinking in terms of time spent using it on a project - what you create in omnigraffle will inevitably lead to a dead end. It's useful only as documentation. There are other tools like Sketch that integrate into prototyping software and can create useable visual assets for applications in addition to being able to create wireframes.,Sketch,Adobe Photoshop, Proto.io, UXPinIs there still a place for OmniGraffle in your design flow?OmniGraffle is used by the product experience design team to produce detailed annotations that are too difficult to convey via a prototype. Often the more subtle aspects of a UI, experience, or interface are difficult to convey to developers, OmniGraffle allows us to instruct them on the nuance of the design without overly complicating the prototypes.,Annotations - OG excels! It is a very easy tool for users to ramp up on. The ability to script and export assets from the tool is excellent.,It would be nice to be able to export screen assets directly to InVision. I wish coding interactivity in OG was easier and simpler. I wish the tool intrinsically understood the distinction between screens and annotations without having to add actions or settings.,7,Instrumental in smoothly transitioning a 3rd party development team from designs to requirements. Across cultures, US, Chinese, and Icelandic, OmniGraffle allowed our teams to speak the same language. The depth of the software make some elements that are useful less accessible than they should be.,Visio, Sketch and Adobe Experience Manager,InVision, JIRA Software, AsanaOmnigraffle, a good tool for writers and songwritersI mainly use OmniGraffle in order to structure texts when they are in work in progress status, from lyrics to poetry or novels. It helps me to structure my thoughts and ideas, and to find the best logic in the thematics used in the texts. I can keep references to the topics I intend to speak about, such as texts, images or links. By reorganizing them in different ways, Omnigraffle gives me a global vision which helps to find the best flow.,Structuring a novel is a very difficult exercise, as it is the basis on which everything will be built. Omnigraffle allows you to visualize a dramatic progression, and keep in mind the various references and situations I want to see appearing throughout the history I'm writing. It is often important to switch phrases or select different verses in a song, Omnigraffle makes it easy to visualize the different options. Promotion is a vital part in the life of artistic projects. Creating a strategy and explaining it is easier when you can have a more flexible tool than PowerPoint for example.,Well, let's dream and imagine a 3D version of the software, which would allow you to have different points of view on a situation. Several panels on the same page would be nice in order to compare different versions of a project. A historical visualization of the evolution of a project would be nice too.,10,In terms of text organization, it is an essential tool. As it solves a lot of documentation problems that can not be treated the same way by other software, it is worth the price. It is easy to use and to understand, so people I work with can easily complete topics because they immediately see what is going on.,
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November 15, 2018

OmniGraffle Review: "Easy way to outline concepts you need to communicate to others"

John Rougeux
Score 9 out of 10
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I use OmniGraffle to map out ideas and concepts that require a flexible, large format medium for organizing content. For example, if I'm currently using OmniGraffle to map out a messaging framework for internal use. It helps me easily link ideas together and create hierarchies, which would be difficult using a presentation tool like PowerPoint or keynote. If you need a way of getting abstract ideas on paper and exploring relationships among them, OmniFocus is a great tool for that.
  • Mind mapping. You can easily link ideas together and OmniFocus can automatically arrange them in a presentable format.
  • Wireframing. If you're working on simple design concepts, it's a great way to show ideas to designers.
  • Outlining process flows. If you're outlining a process, such as marketing automation, it's perfect.
  • No support for team collaboration. I would really like to see a way to share files to iCloud so that others can access and edit.
  • Better print settings. If you're trying to print a document across many pages, it's not easy to make this happen.
  • No ability to pre-configure settings. For example, I have to manually change the unit of measure from "inches" to "pixels" when I create a new document, would like the ability to change that fundamentally.
OmniFocus is great for when you want to map out an idea or process and then share it with others. I makes it very easy to link content together and create clean looking hierarchies. However, if you're looking for a tool that will let you collaborate on design, look elsewhere.
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February 01, 2018

Review: "OmniGraffle is simply the best choice for modelling on the Mac"

Ash Sharma
Score 10 out of 10
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OmniGraffle is rapidly becoming the modeling tool of choice for the organisation; we are seeing broadening adoption of the product across the whole organisation.

We were looking for a Mac-compatible modeling tool - similar to Visio for the PC - and OmniGraffle was by far the best choice on the market.
  • Ease of use and time to adopt software
  • Multi-device support
  • Scripting capability
  • High-end modelling product
  • More templates stencils and samples
  • Data integration
If you're used to using Visio and similar tools on the PC then OmiGraffle for the Mac is a seamless transfer.
Has the same level of capability as any other modelling tool on the market but is more cost effective and has the added bonus of also being functional on iOS devices.
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September 14, 2017

Review: "Omnigraffle is a good, if limited, tool"

Matt Railey
Score 7 out of 10
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We use Omnigraffle for some basic early wire framing of applications and for creation of workflow diagrams. It's stencil libraries enable quick creation of diagrams and documents since you're not having to draw everything from scratch.
  • Creating diagrams and workflows
  • Creating Static Wire frame drawings
  • Creating Specification documentation for an application
  • There is no capability for creating prototype or interactions, I've starting moving away from using Omnigraffle for wire frames for this reason as there are other tools that accomplish this while enabling interactive features.
  • It is difficult to create charts
  • Stability isn't where I'd like it to be. Although I don't ever lose much work due to how MacOS autosaves regularly, I do see crashes and weird glitches more often than I do when using my other productivity tools.
I think it is best suited if you're looking for a Mac native alternative to MS Visio. It does static diagrams and workflows well. It is also a good tool to quickly draw out a basic wireframe to use a quick first draft to convey an idea. However, I've moved on to using tools like Sketch, UXPin, and Proto.io for creating interactive prototypes and wireframes that can then be fleshed out into full high fidelity mock-ups within the same software.
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September 13, 2017

Review: "Is there still a place for OmniGraffle in your design flow?"

Kirk Brote
Score 7 out of 10
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OmniGraffle is used by the product experience design team to produce detailed annotations that are too difficult to convey via a prototype. Often the more subtle aspects of a UI, experience, or interface are difficult to convey to developers, OmniGraffle allows us to instruct them on the nuance of the design without overly complicating the prototypes.
  • Annotations - OG excels!
  • It is a very easy tool for users to ramp up on.
  • The ability to script and export assets from the tool is excellent.
  • It would be nice to be able to export screen assets directly to InVision.
  • I wish coding interactivity in OG was easier and simpler.
  • I wish the tool intrinsically understood the distinction between screens and annotations without having to add actions or settings.
If you have an extremely deep UI with many layers and subtlety OmniGraffle is excellent for being able to detail all of the nuance and details. In cases where you have many instances of a single object with minor differences OmniGraffle affords the ability to easily identify the different individual instances and what the differences are.
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March 20, 2017

Review: "Omnigraffle, a good tool for writers and songwriters"

Fred ALPI
Score 10 out of 10
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I mainly use OmniGraffle in order to structure texts when they are in work in progress status, from lyrics to poetry or novels. It helps me to structure my thoughts and ideas, and to find the best logic in the thematics used in the texts. I can keep references to the topics I intend to speak about, such as texts, images or links. By reorganizing them in different ways, Omnigraffle gives me a global vision which helps to find the best flow.
  • Structuring a novel is a very difficult exercise, as it is the basis on which everything will be built. Omnigraffle allows you to visualize a dramatic progression, and keep in mind the various references and situations I want to see appearing throughout the history I'm writing.
  • It is often important to switch phrases or select different verses in a song, Omnigraffle makes it easy to visualize the different options.
  • Promotion is a vital part in the life of artistic projects. Creating a strategy and explaining it is easier when you can have a more flexible tool than PowerPoint for example.
  • Well, let's dream and imagine a 3D version of the software, which would allow you to have different points of view on a situation.
  • Several panels on the same page would be nice in order to compare different versions of a project.
  • A historical visualization of the evolution of a project would be nice too.
Omnigraffle is a good tool for organizing ideas and thoughts, and visualize them easily and quickly. It is not a complete tool for the creation of texts, so you need to use other tools in addition to it. An interaction with writing tools could be an interesting feature.
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September 07, 2016

Review: "OmniGraffle is great for wire frames and process diagrams"

Richard Crane
Score 7 out of 10
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OmniGraffle is a great tool for creating static wire frames which can be used for requirements validation and user interface and experience design. Typically OmniGraffle is used by UX designers to create wire frames for development, but is easy enough for business analysts and project managers to use if needed. It's relatively inexpensive and delivers a big ROI.
  • Allows users to create low to high fidelity wire frames to validate requirements.
  • Allows developers to understand exactly what the UI needs to look like, along with the ability to include notes on the UX.
  • There are a number of stencils and other templates to help get started. It's quick and easy to use, and fast to learn.
  • The static wire frames are always an issue with any UI/UX tool. OmniGraffle users have to be very detailed in their design and notes so that a developer understands the click-through functionality.
  • OmniGraffle is not available for a PC - it's iOS only, which will create a problem if you're not a Mac user.
  • It would be nice if OmniGraffle was capable of importing a page or text file so the user doesn't have to create everything from scratch.
I am a big fan of dynamic wire framing tools like Axure and iRise. OmniGraffle is great for static wire frames, which is often not enough to simply hand to a developer. Although most prototyping tools are more expensive than OmniGraffle, I'd still prefer the more dynamic tool. That being said, OmniGraffle is really good at what it does, and if you're using a Mac, OmniGraffle can't be beat.
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March 18, 2016

OmniGraffle Review: "Great product with untapped potential"

Adeleye Lufadeju
Score 8 out of 10
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We use OmniGraffle on a regular basis for flowcharts, behavioral flows, site map trees etc. This is being used in our digital department and it helps address some of the low visibility issue we have on some web projects as a whole.
  • Great template interface that one can drag and drop onto the canvas.
  • Very quick and easy to use interface that I would consider a low learning curve unlike others.
  • Would like to have more dynamic interaction tools that cover all that happens in the digital sphere from mobile, web page, or even touch.
  • More high end professional template assets. Simply improve the UI designs for most and keeping them current with what is being considered modern.
Well suited for a lot of things but not so much on mobile or touch which can be improved on as more features that can compete with other competitors.
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March 11, 2016

Review: "Omnigraffle for Flows and basic wireframing"

Jeffrey Young
Score 7 out of 10
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Omnigraffle primarily used as a Visio replacement. It works well for flows and charts, as well as basic graphics. I have also used it for wireframing activities, but recently changed to using Axure RP or Sketch for wireframing and design activities as they have more flexibilities in those domains. Omnigraffle does offer much better visuals (as of 2014) than Visio.
  • Diagrams flowcharts: you can do anything that Visio does, only quicker, easier, and better looking.
  • Wireframing: while I prefer other tools now, Omnigraffle has a robust user community and offers free/paid widget sets for web, mobile, and desktop application wireframes.
  • Basic interactions: Omnigraffle allows for masters and basic hotspot interactions. If you only need to show simple functionality, Omnigraffle can work.
  • Interactions: each new visual must be on a completely new page (as of version 5). There isn't a good way to set up simple on-page interactions (i.e. show/hide of a widget).
  • Defaults: while the default setting for the widgets are nice looking, they can look a little cartoony sometimes.
If my colleague is planning to create work flows and / or diagrams, then I will definitely recommend Omnigraffle. It excels for those use cases. If they only need make a simple wireframe, I can recommend Omnigraffle as a decent dual tasker to supplement flow charts. However, if the need is to create more detailed wireframes or prototypes, there are other tools better suited in my opinion.
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November 14, 2016

OmniGraffle Review: "Great tool for behind-the-scenes"

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Score 6 out of 10
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I use OmniGraffle from time to time when creating user flows and basic journey maps. It is not a required tool at my company or in my department.
  • Diagram creation - It's easy to make and organize various boxes.
  • Wireframing - The use of guides helps keep everything aligned. The multiple pages helps keep all the screens in a project organized.
  • Brainstorming - It's possible to quickly draw up a digital representation of a pathway or user journey to share with my team.
  • The interface could be more beautiful.
  • OmniGraffle isn't quite as intuitive or beginner-friendly as some other design tools (e.g., Sketch 3).
If you're looking to do rough wireframing or diagramming, this is a great tool for you!

If you're looking to create really beautiful deliverables, this probably isn't the best tool for the job.
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March 21, 2016

Review: "OmniGraffle - Great for flowcharts, and information architecture"

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Score 7 out of 10
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We use Omnigraffle for charting out website and user flows. This includes flow charts, information architecture and more. To my knowledge, it is only used by our department.

Omnigraffle helps us create a total picture of what a website project will look like, how many pages there will be, and how users will interact with it. We then use this to discuss with stakeholders for feedback and iterations.
  • Flow charts. You can set up a grid and import libraries.
  • User Journey. You can map out how a user will interact with a website. Everything is click and drag, and creating arrows etc. is fast and easy.
  • I use the arrows function a lot, and I find it is very particular. I wish the process was easier. If i don't use OmniGraffle for a month or two and come back I feel like I need to learn it again.
  • I'd like to auto-resize things according to the grid I set. Perhaps this is already a feature?
  • How a file is saved is actually a bit confusing at first. It always saves copies I think?
It has never been my go-to tool for prototyping or wire-framing. I find other tools do that better. I use it almost exclusively for work where I need to map flows, information, charts etc. For wireframing it feels like too many clicks etc. I'd rather use sketch for scenarios like that.
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March 18, 2016

Review: "For diagramming any abstract ideas or complex interactions, Omnigraffle is way to go."

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Score 7 out of 10
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OmniGraffle was one of tools that suggested by a department level. As a designer, we used Omnigraffle a lot particularly in the phase of discovering user needs and understanding user flow, and customer journey. I think it provides a very convenient way to create a flow chart and sitemap. Also I liked the feature of copying a diagram or any artifacts I made from Omnigraffle and pasting them as an image to any presentation tools. It was very convenient that I didn't have to worry about readjusting size or image resolution. Overall, it helps create a quick diagram and big landscape of our product and easily to share with team members.
  • There are good templates that I can use.
  • Easy to create and modify objects, text, and arrows.
  • Converting from Omnigraffle to other formats which make it easy to use the contents anywhere.
  • Cost is a bit expensive.
  • Sync with other wireframing, prototyping, graphic tools would be great. Specifically, if it can be converted to .ai or .svg (vector graphic tool) to customize the look and feel of diagrams more, then that would be great.
  • Collaboration & real-time feedback sharing functionality would be great.
OminiGraffle is well suited for the planning phase (diagramming, wireframing) of product development or sharing ideas or brainstorming different flows or customer journey. It's easy to create a technical flow chart to show complex interactions with an easier and clear way for the better understanding of audiences.

However, it's less appropriate to create high-fidelity mock up screens to share final designs and ideas in design phase.
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March 11, 2016

OmniGraffle Review: "A few adjustments and this is a GREAT tool!"

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Score 8 out of 10
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OmniGraffle is being used by our organization to build wireframe sketches. These sketches are shared with our clients during the beginning phase of a project. This makes it fairly easy for us to update the wireframes sketches based on any edits the client may have. Once the wire frames are approved we proceed to build out the interactions and pass to the creative department so they can use the wireframes as a reference when they create the graphics for the product.
  • Placeholders! I love how there are endless stencils to choose from and download for OmniGraffle.
  • I love how easy it is to connect elements in OmniGraffle down to the pixel. The connectors are also helpful when building flowcharts and user stories for user experience.
  • The double click to enter text on any shape makes it super convenient to quickly put together a flow chart! I love that I do not need to create a shape and then drop in a text box and place it over the shape to enter text.
  • One feature i would love to see on OmniGraffle is the ability to see the pixel distance when I'm trying to place shapes next to each other. Working in UX, i'm always trying to wireframe down to the pixel, this gives the client and the other departments a clearer understanding of how the end product dimensions will look like.
  • Preloaded digital platform dimensions would be great. I know there are stencils we can use, but it would be great if i can click on a new canvas and choose between iPhone 6, iPad, desktop 1024, etc. It would make the prototype process much easier when I'm design for these platforms.
  • A bigger canvas. Why not have a unlimited canvas so I can build user flows without always having to readjust the canvas size. I like to open the program and just dive right in and start designing without spending time trying to guess how big the canvas should be.
I just love how there are so many placeholders readily available and easy to access and drop into the canvas.
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March 14, 2016

User Review: "Omnigraffle for Wireframing and Flows"

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Score 8 out of 10
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Wireframing
  • Wireframing
  • Quickly getting down UX flows
  • Easily document and share information architecture
  • More detailed mods and plugins!
  • Ability to share mocks with non-omnigraffle users. Possible a way to publish a wireframe to a url that I could send to clients or engineers
  • More options to animate/visually describe transitions
Less appropriate for high fidelity mockups
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March 08, 2016

User Review: "My thoughts on Omnigraffle"

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Score 9 out of 10
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Me and my team use Omnigraffle to diagram user flows and create site maps. It is also used for brainstorming and visual note taking.
  • Creating hierarchy diagrams
  • It's quick to open, throw ideas down and interact with.
  • Too many options
  • It is hard to style diagrams
  • It is sometimes too linear
I think omnigraffle is great for interaction and UX designers as well as anyone who is hosting a meeting or brainstorm.
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10.0

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OmniGraffle is a wireframing tool for Mac users.
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