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Lovely Charts: Best Web Based Tool For Flowcharts and Wireframes

Lovely Charts is a slick new web-based tool for creating flowcharts and wireframes. Features you’d expect from a similar desktop app come standard: copy-paste, undo up to 20 steps, and pan/zoom all work the way you’re used to. Objects snap into place, and the basic drawing tools are all there. The only drawback? You can only save one chart at a time until you upgrade to the pro version. Depending on your needs, though, the 18 euro for 6 months might be worth it to you.

The advantages of having a web-based wireframe app are obvious if you’re a designer who works from home and an office. You can access your stuff from anywhere, and let collaborators work on it if need be. Lovely Charts also comes pre-stocked with some network diagram symbols and wireframe templates that could save you a lot of time. You might want to wait to buy until they implement a few more export formats. JPG and PNG are currently supported, with more on the way.

Google Plugs Google Web ToolKit For iPhone

Google have been push their Google Web ToolKit recently, mainly demonstrating an iPhone version of Google Reader. The key to Google plugging their Web Toolkit is to show it can be used to create iPhone specific application with the same code base. Thus hopefully providing the best of both worlds, mobile and desktop.