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{{short genre = [[description|Diagramming software]] |}}

: ''This article is about the diagram-creation software. For other meanings, see [[Dia (disambiguation)]].''

{{Primary sources|date=December 2009}}

{{Infobox Software |software

| name = Dia |

logo = [[Image:Dia logo.jpg|100px]] |

| logo = Dia.svg

screenshot = [[image:dia.png|300px|]] |

| captionscreenshot = Dia 0.9597 |- Flowchart example.png

| caption = Dia 0.97 in [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] on [[Windows Vista]]

developer = Dia developers |

| author = Alexander Larsson

latest_release_version = 0.95.1 |

| released = {{Start date and age|1998|08|31|df=yes}}<ref name=initial_rev>{{cite web |last1=Larsson |first1=Alexander |url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/dia/-/commit/fd25f1de0960429ed2ce19d3df6e2b9854bfa0df |website=GitLab Dia Repository |access-date=2 August 2020 |title=Initial revision|date=31 August 1998 }}</ref>

latest_release_date = [[May 25]], [[2006]] |

| developer = Dia developers |

operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] |

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q958908|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

genre = [[Diagramming software]] |

| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q958908|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |

| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q958908|P348|P548=Q51930650}}

website = [http://gnome.org/projects/dia/ gnome.org/projects/dia/] |

| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q958908|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}

| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]] <!--[[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]]-->

| operating_system = [[Windows]], [[macOS|OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Unix]]

| genre = Diagramming software

| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]] |

| website = {{official website|url=wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia/|name=GNOME Apps}}

| repo = {{URL|https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/dia/}} (''upstream''), {{URL|https://github.com/GNOME/dia}} (''mirror'')

}}

'''Dia''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|ə}})<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia/Faq|title=Dia Frequently Asked Questions|access-date=2008-08-12}}</ref>

'''Dia''' is [[free and open source software]]/[[|free and open source]] general-purpose [[diagramming software]], developed as part of the [[GNOME]] project's [[GNOME Office|office suite]] and was originally created by Alexander Larsson.<ref name=initial_rev Dia/> It uses a controlled [[single document interface]] (CSDISDI) similar to [[GIMP]] and [[SodipodiInkscape]].

== Features ==

Dia has a modular design with several shape packages available for different needs: [[flowchart]], [[Computer network diagram|network diagram]]s, [[circuit diagram]]s, etcand more. It does not restrict symbols and connectors from various categories from being placed together.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-18 |title=Network Diagram Open source SW |url=https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/network-diagram-open-source-sw/77480 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Fedora Discussion |language=en}}</ref>

Dia can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw [[entity-relationship model]]s, [[Unified Modeling Language|UML]] (UML) diagrams, [[flowchart]]s, network diagrams, and simple electrical circuits. It is also possible to add support for new shapes by writing simple [[Extensible Markup Language|XML]] files, using a subset of [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] (Scalable Vector GraphicsSVG) to draw the shape.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dia (software) |url=https://www.seomastering.com/wiki/Dia_(software) |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.seomastering.com |language=en}}</ref>

Dia loads and saves diagrams toin a custom XML format (gzippedwhich is, by default, [[gzip]]ped to save space). andIt can print large diagrams includingspanning verymultiple largepages<ref>{{cite diagramsweb that|url=https://www.openhub.net/p/dia/links span|title=Dia multiple|work=ohloh pages|publisher=Geeknet, Inc. It|access-date=2010-05-30}}</ref> and can also be scripted using the [[Python (programming language)|Python programming language]].

== Exports ==

Dia can export diagrams to various formats, including the following.:

* [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]] — (Encapsulated PostScript)

* [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] — (Scalable Vector Graphics)

* [[AutoCAD DXF|DXF]] — (Autocad's Drawing Interchange format )

* [[Computer Graphics Metafile|CGM]] — (Computer Graphics Metafile, defined by [[ISO standard]]s 8632)

* [[Windows Metafile|WMF]] — (Windows Meta File)

* [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] — (Portable Network Graphics)

* [[JPEG]] (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

* [[VDX (file format)|VDX]] (Microsoft's XML for [[Microsoft Visio|Visio]] Drawing)

==See alsoDevelopment ==

{{one source|section|date=January 2024}}

{{portalpar|free software}}

Dia was originally created by Alexander Larsson<ref name="FAQ"/> but he moved on to work on [[GNOME]] and other projects. James Henstridge took over as lead developer, but he also moved on to other projects. He was followed by Cyrille Chepelov, then Lars Ræder Clausen.

*[[Autodia]]

*[[Inkscape]]

Dia is currently maintained by Hans Breuer, Steffen Macke<!-- windows --> and Sameer Sahasrabuddhe.

*[[List of UML tools]]

*[[List of vector graphics editors]]

It is written in C, and has an extension system which also supports writing extensions in [[Python (programming language)|Python]].

*[[Kivio]]

*[[Graphviz]]

== See also ==

*[[ATLAS Transformation Language]] -- Dia diagrams may be generated by ATL model transformations

{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

* [[ATLAS Transformation Language]] --– Dia diagrams may be generated by ATL model transformations

* [[Diagrams.net]]

* [[List of UML tools]]

* [[List of vector graphics editors]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Commons category|Dia (software)|Dia}}

* [http://livewiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia Dia Project Homepage]

*[http://www.seanet.com/~hgg9140/comp/diatut/all/all.html Dia Tutorial written by Harry George]

* [http://ftp.edgewall.com/pub/people/daniel/dia/web-shapesinstaller.tarde/index.gzhtml.en Dia Shapes for Website DiagramsWindows]

*[http://small.dropbear.id.au/myscripts/diashapes.html Dia Shapes for Network Diagrams]

*[http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/ Dia Win32 Installer]

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