Search code examples
offlineappsdraw.io

draw.io plugins in chrome app

In an online version of draw.io you can enable extra plugins using their url like this https://www.draw.io/?p=svgdata (svgdata is the plugin id)

Is there a way to enable a plugin using Chrome app?

Solution

  • No.

    In online version, the Plugins is listed under extras. enter image description here

    In offline as well as in Chrome App, you can't see such an Option

    enter image description here

    Which means you can't add plugins in the offline version.

    Remaining functionalities that you will miss in the offline version

    • You can’t access or store diagrams using cloud services like Dropbox, GitHub, etc.
    • Save diagrams to your device or browser instead.
    • Online help is not available
    • You can’t insert PlantUML text data.
    • Math typesetting is not available.
    • Templates are not available for creating new diagrams.
    • You can’t export to PDF, but you can print as PDF.
    • The interface is only available in English.

    source : draw.io

    Then why?

    May be because of issues with caching. If you add many plugins, each of them contains many files. Caching large number of files for offline usage will make the app worst and also consume more memory.

    Anyway, you can submit a feature request here