# Flostep

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Flostep and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for stepping through diagrams to catch edge cases and for presentations. Critics note it is online only and closed source.

## Why people recommend it

- Steps through diagrams for edge cases and presentations (2 comments): "stepping through a diagram like this is one of the best ways to catch edge cases before they become bugs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428506)) "Looks to be really good for presentations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49427968))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Excalidraw](https://hackerapproved.com/p/excalidraw.md): 56 recommend
- [Monodraw](https://hackerapproved.com/p/monodraw.md): 17 recommend
- [draw.io](https://hackerapproved.com/p/draw-io.md): 16 recommend
- [Microsoft Visio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-visio.md): 10 recommend
- [OmniGraffle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/omnigraffle.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Flostep", https://hackerapproved.com/p/flostep/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).