What is a .DRAWIO file?
A .drawio file is a diagram - flowcharts, network maps and more. Created by diagrams.net (draw.io).
- Did you know
- diagrams.net is a free diagramming tool used widely for flowcharts and architecture diagrams.
- Inside the XML, each shape and connector is an <mxCell>, a structure inherited from the older mxGraph library.
- Diagram content can be deflate-compressed and Base64-encoded, or saved as plain XML for friendlier version control.
- What Analyser shows you
- Render 2D vector diagrams and CAD drawings to a preview: draw.io / diagrams.net (DRAWIO) files - decoding the mxGraph model, inline or compressed - AutoCAD DXF drawings (parsing the ASCII ENTITIES section), and binary AutoCAD DWG/DWT drawings, parsed by LibreDWG (WebAssembly) into their entities and rendered to an SVG, with an entity and layer breakdown. The thumbnail AutoCAD stored inside the DWG when it was last saved is pulled out alongside it, so even a drawing no CAD engine can open still shows a picture of itself.
- Open a .DRAWIO file
- Drag a .DRAWIO file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It opens entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.
- Related formats
- .DXF · .DWG · .DWT. See all supported file types.