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In searching of alternative to MS Visio for MAC and PC with ConceptDraw PRO

Undoubtedly MS Visio is a powerful and multifunctional tool, but however at times occur the instances, when it turns unable of meeting certain users' requirements. At this cases you may need to use an alternative program software, preferably it will be simple, convenient, and at the same time powerful and professional. In searching the alternative to MS Visio for MAC and PC we recommend you to pay attention for ConceptDraw PRO software, which was developed to satisfy all your drawing needs and requirements. It is a fully-functioned alternative product to MS Visio for both platforms. ConceptDraw PRO software has many advantages, the main among them are the cross-platform compatibility, a reasonable price, widespread ConceptDraw Solution Park with huge variety of different solutions that offer numerous libraries of specialized vector objects, useful examples, samples, and quick-start templates, extensive import / export capabilities, built-in script language, MS Visio support and certainly free technical support.

Basic Flowchart Symbols and Meaning

Flowcharts are the best for visually representation the business processes and the flow of a custom-order process through various departments within an organization. ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts solution offers the full set of predesigned basic flowchart symbols which are gathered at two libraries: Flowchart and Flowcharts Rapid Draw. Among them are: process, terminator, decision, data, document, display, manual loop, and many other specific symbols. The meaning for each symbol offered by ConceptDraw gives the presentation about their proposed use in professional Flowcharts for business and technical processes, software algorithms, well-developed structures of web sites, Workflow diagrams, Process flow diagram and correlation in developing on-line instructional projects or business process system. Use of ready flow chart symbols in diagrams is incredibly useful - you need simply drag desired from the libraries to your document and arrange them in required order. There are a few serious alternatives to Visio for Mac, one of them is ConceptDraw PRO. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.
How to Build a Flowchart
How to Build a Flowchart
The vector stencils library "Toolbar control elements" contains 42 toolbar graphical control elements.
Use this tool bar control element UI icon set to design graphic user interface (GUI) of your software application for OS X 10.10 Yosemite Apple Mac operating system.
The example "Toolbar control elements - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Mac OS User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Drop-down button
Drop-down button, tool bar drop-down button,
Drop-down button - ON press left
Drop-down button - ON press left, tool bar drop-down button,
Drop-down button - ON press right
Drop-down button - ON press right, tool bar drop-down button,
Tool bar button
Tool bar button, tool bar button,
Tool bar button - ON press
Tool bar button - ON press, tool bar button,
Tool bar button - selected
Tool bar button - selected, tool bar button,
Left segment
Left segment, segmented button control,
Left segment - ON press
Left segment - ON press, segmented button control,
Left segment - selected
Left segment - selected, segmented button control,
Middle segment
Middle segment, segmented button control,
Middle segment - ON press
Middle segment - ON press, segmented button control,
Middle segment - selected
Middle segment - selected, segmented button control,
Right segment
Right segment, segmented button control,
Right segment - ON press
Right segment - ON press, segmented button control,
Right segment - selected
Right segment - selected, segmented button control,
Segmented control - 2 buttons
Segmented control - 2 buttons, segmented control, segmented button control,
Segmented control - 3 buttons
Segmented control - 3 buttons, segmented control, segmented button control,
Segmented control - 4 buttons
Segmented control - 4 buttons, segmented control, segmented button control,
Small button toggle
Small button toggle, small button toggle,
Back - Forward button
Back - Forward button, button 4  drop down, back forward button,
List/Icons view control
List/Icons view control, list-icons view,
Arrange button
Arrange button, shape, arrange button, gradient button,
Action menu
Action menu, shape, settings, action menu button,
Downloads button
Downloads button, downloads button, gradient button,
Copy button
Copy button, copy button, gradient button,
Share button
Share button, share button, gradient button,
Edit tags button
Edit tags button, edit tags button, gradient button,
Sidebar button
Sidebar button, sidebar button, gradient button, shape,
Slider element
Slider element, slider element,
Tool bar button 2
Tool bar button 2, tool bar button,
Tool bar button 2 - ON press
Tool bar button 2 - ON press, tool bar button,
Tool bar button 2 - selected
Tool bar button 2 - selected, tool bar button,
Search field
Search field, search field,
Search field - active
Search field - active, search field,
"Stoplights" control
Close button
Close button, action button,
Minimize button
Minimize button, action button,
Maximize button
Maximize button, action button,
Close button - hover
Close button - hover, action button,
Minimize button - hover
Minimize button - hover, action button,
Maximize button - hover
Maximize button - hover, action button,
Action button - inactive
Action button - inactive, action button,

Office Floor Plans

ConceptDraw PRO is a powerful diagramming and vector drawing software. Extended with Office Layout Plans Solution from the Building Plans Area, ConceptDraw PRO became the ideal software for making Office Floor Plans.

mind map, mindmapping tools, mindmap, create book, create MS Word document, solution park Word Exchange

mind map, mindmapping tools, mindmap, create book, create MS Word document, solution park
This solution extends ConceptDraw MINDMAP software with the ability to quickly create the framework for a future article or book, fill the structure with ideas, and use it to produce an MS Word document with just a simple click of the mouse.

Business Processes

The most worked out and commonly used methodology of business processes description is IDEF methodology. Besides business processes it allows to describe functional blocks, for example production and marketing. ConceptDraw lets creation of business processes description using IDEF0 and IDEF2 methods.

Comparing ConceptDraw PRO to Omnigraffle

Comparing ConceptDraw PRO to Omnigraffle you can see a lot of benefits of ConceptDraw products. First the main, ConceptDraw applications are cross-platform and available in two independent and concurrent versions for Macintosh (OS X) and PC (Windows). ConceptDraw gives you the per named license, that you can use simultaneously for your both Macintosh and PC, at work and at home. Free access to the ConceptDraw Solution Park offers you great number of solutions with hundreds of templates and samples, and thousands of ready-to-use vector objects for quick and easy creation diagrams, drawings, illustrations and Mind Maps. Besides, thanks to the Ingyre Technology is provided the integration with Microsoft Office applications and capabilities of limitless exchange the information. The ConceptDraw Live Objects technology lets you design the visual dynamically-updated dashboards, the Rapid Draw technology allows create the diagrams in minutes. The extensive presentation capabilities help you create lush and beautiful presentation slideshows from your ConceptDraw documents.
The vector stencils library "Glyph icons" contains 38 glyph and symbol UI icons. Use this glyph UI icon set to design graphic user interface (GUI) of your software application for OS X 10.10 Yosemite Apple Mac operating system.
The example "Glyph icons - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Mac OS User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Check mark grey
Check mark grey, check mark grey,
Check mark black
Check mark black, check mark black,
Submenu indicator
Submenu indicator, submenu indicator,
Command glyph
Command glyph, command glyph,
Add glyph
Add glyph, add glyph,
Delete glyph
Delete glyph, delete glyph,
Drag vertical glyph
Drag vertical glyph, drag vertical glyph,
Drag horizontal glyph
Drag horizontal glyph, drag horizontal glyph,
Expand corner
Expand corner, expand corner,
Collapse up icon
Collapse up icon, collapse up,
Collapse down icon
Collapse down icon, collapse down,
Settings icon
Settings icon, settings icon,
Chevron
Chevron, chevron,
Up-down arrows
Up-down arrows, arrows,
Divider
Divider, divider,
Up arrow
Up arrow, up arrow,
Delete key
Delete key, delete key,
Key control
Key control, key control,
Search icon
Search icon, search icon,
Search icon 2
Search icon 2, search icon,
All My Files icon
All My Files icon, All my files icon, sidebar icon,
AirDrop icon
AirDrop icon, AirDrop icon, sidebar icon,
iCloud icon
iCloud icon, iCloud icon, sidebar icon,
Applications icon
Applications icon, Applications icon, sidebar icon,
Documents icon
Documents icon, documents icon, sidebar icon,
Downloads icon
Downloads icon, downloads icon, sidebar icon,
Desktop icon
Desktop icon, desktop icon, sidebar icon,
Tag - red
Tag - red, tag,
Tag - orange
Tag - orange, tag,
Tag - yellow
Tag - yellow, tag,
Tag - green
Tag - green, tag,
Tag - blue
Tag - blue, tag,
Tag - purple
Tag - purple, tag,
Tag - gray
Tag - gray, tag,
All tags
All tags, all tags glyph, tag,
Apple icon
Apple icon, Apple icon, Mac OS icon,
Disclosure triangle
Disclosure triangle, disclosure triangle,
Refresh
Refresh, refresh icon,

Local area network (LAN). Computer and Network Examples

Local Area Network (LAN) is a network which consists of computers and peripheral devices connected each other and to the local domain server, and covers a little territory or small number of buildings, such as home, school, laboratory, office, etc. LAN serves for few hundreds of users. It includes many cables and wires, and demands to design previously a Network diagram. All local area network devices can use the shared printers and disk storage. ConceptDraw PRO is a perfect network diagramming software with examples of LAN Diagrams, templates and predesigned vector objects. ConceptDraw PRO is the ideal choice for network engineers and network designers who need to draw fast and easy Local Area Network Diagrams, for IT specialists, developers and other IT professionals which need to visualize the communication schemes of LAN and visually document the LAN's physical structure and arrangement in houses, offices and other buildings. Ready-to-use vector objects from Computer Network Diagrams solution will help you design LAN diagrams in minutes.
How to Draw a Computer Network
How to Draw a Computer Network

Small Office Design

Office design must to be well thought-out. It is especially important for the small offices, where each detail is in sight. ConceptDraw PRO software offers you the Office Layout Plans Solution from the Building Plans Area for quick and easy creating detailed Small Office Design plans.

MS Visio Look a Like Diagrams

No need for any special drawing skills to create professional looking diagrams outside of your knowledge base. ConceptDraw PRO takes care of the technical details, allowing you to focus on your job, not the drawing. ConceptDraw PRO delivers full-functioned alternative to MS Visio. ConceptDraw PRO supports import of Visio files. ConceptDraw PRO supports flowcharting, swimlane, orgchart, project chart, mind map, decision tree, cause and effect, charts and graphs, and many other diagram types.

Bubble Chart

How to design a Bubble Chart? It’s very easy! All that you need is a powerful software. Never before creation of a Bubble Chart wasn’t so easy as now with tools of Bubble Diagrams Solution from the "Diagrams" Area for ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Electrical Symbols — Integrated Circuit

An integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon. This can be made much smaller than a discrete circuit made from independent electronic components. ICs can be made very compact, having up to several billion transistors and other electronic components in an area the size of a human fingernail. 26 libraries of the Electrical Engineering Solution of ConceptDraw PRO make your electrical diagramming simple, efficient, and effective. You can simply and quickly drop the ready-to-use objects from libraries into your document to create the electrical diagram.