Visio alternative on Mac?

[anjin]

Does anyone know of some good Visio alternatives for OSX? I'm trying to wean off of Boot Camp/VMWare on my Macbook as I often need to jump between Adobe apps, spreadsheets, documents, web design, etc.. and need all of my system resources. Visio is one of those programs I can't do without due to my job.

Thanks in advance to any suggestions!

 

[Scottyk9]

omnigraffle

 

[MisterMe]

OmniGraffle or OmniGraffle Professional

 

[Brammy]

As an aside, is this usually something the Apple Retail Store carries? I stopped by the Boston store and they didn't have it.

 

[Cliff3]

OmniGraffle Professional is the alternative, but unfortunately it's not a good alternative. Visio is one of the few Windows programs I have installed on my Mac.

 

[dolphin842]

OmniGraffle is more of a jack-of-all-trades. I've made flow charts on it... but I've also used it to make conference posters, fill out PDF forms, design business cards, etc.

I've not used Visio so I don't know the specific features it has, but if the OP just wants to make boxes and have arrows pointing to them, Graffle's hard to beat.

Keep in mind, though, that only the Professional version has Visio file format support.

 

[anjin]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll grab the demo and see if it fits my needs.

Related question: Would running Visio 2007 n Crossover Office be stable enough to bother with - if 2007 is even supported?

 

[dolphin842]

Compatibility results with CrossOver have been mixed.

Here's a link to the compatibility page

Also, here are some instructions from a forum post that have helped some with installation:

1. Create a new blank Windows XP bottle
2. Install Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5) into the bottle (msxml3.msi)
3. Install Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 into the bottle (msxml6.msi)
4. Install Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package (dotnetfx.exe)
5. Finally start the Visio 2007 install

As with many apps in CrossOver, the compatibility is touch-and-go.

 

[richpjr]

OmniGraffle Professional is the alternative, but unfortunately it's not a good alternative. Visio is one of the few Windows programs I have installed on my Mac.

I tried it and agree. I haven't found a good alternative so I use the real thing in Fusion.