I wouldn't put Diagram Maker in the same bucket as these tools. These tools can be used directly by an End user for drawing diagrams via drag & drop or via markdown. Diagram Maker on the other hand empowers application developers to embed a tool where end users can create diagrams by drag & drop within their applications.

Some of the reasons why an application developer might prefer using Diagram Maker over using draw.io's embed mode in their application: * You want to customize the editor to match your application's styling. * You want the editor to impose your application's custom semantics, for example: your application doesn't allow cycles.

PowerPoint is anything but simple.

If PowerPoint works for you, that's great! I have no problem with it. But it doesn't work for me. There is a true need in this area for better diagramming tools. Plantuml and graphviz were good ideas, for which we still lack a killer execution/implementation.

I typically use a whiteboard, dry erase markers, and a camera (usually my phone's) and then upload images. It is fast, even works via webcam, and I get the same level of control I'm used to having in-person.

Omnigraffle is the only one that has been more productive than Powerpoint for me.

I gotta add excalidraw to this list aswell, so powerful to be able to sketch up diagrams fast, and the collaborative aspect works perfectly.

draw.io is pretty simple though and very easy to open up and use.

I use a mac and am not a big fan of opening up office products for simple/quick things

I use yEd [0] for live editing in meetings. It has auto-layout. Not intuitive but faster to use than everything else. The web version is easier.

[0] https://www.yworks.com/products/yed

Take a look on Heimer app.[0]

[0] https://github.com/juzzlin/Heimer

I thought the same, even Visio is more complex then PowerPoint- PowerPoint has highest productivity level for me personally in this regards. Funny to say that.

Try Miro. It's nice. And you can collaborate easily.