# Core2D (open-source diagram and mind-mapping app)

> Core2D is a free, open-source diagram and mind-mapping app for Windows, macOS and Linux. A multi-platform data driven 2D diagram editor. It has 1,186 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at wieslawsoltes/Core2D.

A multi-platform data driven 2D diagram editor. Core2D is a multi-platform application for making data driven 2D diagrams. The application has built-in wyswig vector graphics editor where you can bind data to shapes, share data across multiple documents, edit documents using layers. It supports exporting documents to many popular file formats like pdf, bitmaps and dxf. You can automate drawing and processing by using C# scripting.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Core2D |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,186 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C# |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Diagrams & mind maps |
| Latest release | 11.0.0-rc1.1 (Jun 10, 2023) |
| Last commit | Sep 27, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Core2D/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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