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* [https://pidoco.com/ pidoco] (30 day trial free)
* [https://pidoco.com/ pidoco] (30 day trial free)


; General purpose diagramming online tools
; General purpose diagramming tools
Online general purpose diagramming/flowcharting several services support many different types of drawings
Diagramming software or online general purpose diagramming/flowcharting several services support many different types of drawings.
 
* See: [[diagramming software]]
As of Jan 2011, the three most popular seem to be:
* [http://www.gliffy.com/ Gliffy]
* [http://creately.com/ Creatly]
* [http://lucidchart.com/ LucidChart] (See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LucidChart Wikipedia entry])


; Stencils / kits for various drawing programs
; Stencils / kits for various drawing programs

Revision as of 16:07, 11 October 2011

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Web wireframes are sketches of the structure of a web page (in various details) and an important tool in user interaction and user interface design.

“A website wireframe (also "web wire frame", "web wireframe", "web wireframing") is a basic visual guide used in interface design to suggest the structure of a website and relationships between its pages. A webpage wireframe is a similar illustration of the layout of fundamental elements in the interface. Typically, wireframes are completed before any artwork is developed.” Website Wikipedia, retrieved Jan 12 2011)

Tools

According to Wikipedia, “Wireframes can range from simple structural drawings of the site to a high-fidelity simulation of the navigation, which has movements, functional links and complex interactions. For simple drawings, prototyping paper prototyping is the most common technique, but it's becoming increasingly common to use software for more complex projects. Software used for wireframing includes Visio Microsoft Visio, Creately, Balsamiq, LucidChart, ProtoShare, Axure, Prototyper Justinmind Prototyper, Fireworks Adobe Fireworks, OmniGraffle, Mockingbird and others.” (Website wireframe, retrieved 10:50, 13 January 2011 (CET).)

List of tools

Specialized software tools for your desktop

These tools are all commercial, but most allow creation of a few diagrams for free.

Online specialized tools (all are commercial)
General purpose diagramming tools

Diagramming software or online general purpose diagramming/flowcharting several services support many different types of drawings.

Stencils / kits for various drawing programs
Paper kits

Links

Introductions

Indexes and evaluations of tools

Tutorials