Shapes
Shapes is a native Mac diagramming and vector drawing app for creating flowcharts, wireframes, charts, and other visual documents.
What is Shapes?
Shapes is a Mac diagramming and vector drawing app that helps users create flowcharts, wireframes, charts, mockups, and other visual documents. It is designed for people who want a focused native desktop tool for organizing ideas visually without a large, complex interface. Shapes includes connected lines, smart paths, and a Bézier path tool, which makes it useful for both structured diagrams and freeform vector artwork. The app also supports exporting work to SVG, common image formats, and multi-page PDF for sharing or reuse in other workflows. On macOS, it integrates with familiar desktop features such as Quick Look, Full-Screen mode, Autosave, and Version Browsing. Todd Ditchendorf publishes Shapes for Mac users who need a lightweight graphics and design tool for everyday visual planning and illustration tasks.
Key features
- Create flowcharts, charts, wireframes, and visual diagrams
- Draw custom vector artwork with a Bézier path tool
- Connect shapes with magnetic lines that stay attached as objects move
- Use smart paths for smoother curved connections between items
- Export projects to SVG, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and multi-page PDF
- Work with macOS features such as Quick Look, Full-Screen mode, Autosave, and Version Browsing
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Shapes is a legitimate Mac design app used for creating and exporting diagrams and vector graphics. Access to files you open or save is normal for this kind of software, and removing the app mainly affects your ability to edit its documents unless you export them to standard formats first. If you rely on Shapes files for ongoing work, keep backups or export copies before uninstalling.
Recommendation: Keep Shapes if you use it for diagrams, wireframes, or vector drawing on your Mac. If you no longer need it, you can remove the app after exporting any work you want to keep in standard formats such as PDF, SVG, or image files.
Common paths
/Applications/Shapes.app
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