Smart Draw - Powerful diagramming tool
The right solution to improve your processes, manage your projects, plan your strategy, and more.
Companies that document their processes using SmartDraw are discovering real, measurable return on both time and money invested. Here are some of the results:
Productivity increases companywide by 25%
Training time is reduced by as much as 80%
Quality is more consistent and predictable
Redundancies are found and eliminated
Employees at every level gain visibility into exactly how things are done. This is critical for effective management and implementation.
Summary
Easier than Visio®
SmartDraw is the better, more affordable alternative to Visio® with free support and thousands of templates.
More Powerful than Office®
SmartDraw is the more powerful alternative to Office with built-in examples and drawing tools even for complex diagrams.
Thousands of Professional Templates
SmartDraw includes quick-start templates for more than 70 different kinds of charts, diagramsand other visuals. Plus, you'll get thousands of examples that you can quickly edit to make your own.
Features
Smart Formatting
SmartDraw's exclusive smart formatting lets anyone create professional-looking charts and diagrams with ease. Just click a few buttons. You can even build diagrams using only the keyboard. Insert shapes with simple keystrokes. Move them around on the page and everything realigns perfectly. Smart formatting gives you the confidence of a professional finish, every time. Choose from several attractive design themes or create your own. Add photos and images too. SmartDraw is the smartest way to create any kind of chart or diagram.
Smart Templates
SmartDraw includes hundreds of templates so you can start drawing quickly. Eliminating the learning curve makes it fast and easy to create the diagram you need today. More than 70 different types of diagrams, charts, and other visuals are included. Whatever you need to create, chances are there's a smart template to help you get it finished in no time. You'll also get hundreds of examples that are fully editable too.
Smart Integration
SmartDraw integrates easily with tools you already use. With just a click, you can send your drawing directly to Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint®*, or Outlook®. Or save your drawing to Dropbox®, Google Drive™, or OneDrive®.
SmartDraw Enterprise also fully integrates with Microsoft SharePoint®. You can publish a file to your SharePoint® server with just one click. You can also browse the SharePoint® server and check documents in and out from within SmartDraw.
*Full PowerPoint® and SharePoint® integration is only available in SmartDraw Enterprise.
Visio® Compatibility
SmartDraw is the perfect replacement solution for Visio®. Import existing Visio® files with just a few clicks and enjoy SmartDraw's power and ease of use. You'll be able to edit pages, ungroup symbols, change fill color, resize shapes and continue working on your Visio®diagram.
Like Visio®, SmartDraw lets you work behind your firewall, eliminating any security concerns you might have with web-only programs. However, it also offers the benefit of web-based diagramming when you need it, something Visio® does not do.