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What are the best UML applications out there?
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18
Options
Considered
Best UML applications out there
Price
Platforms
License
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Draw.io
Free
Web, desktop
Apache v2 (Github repo too)
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PlantUml
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac, Web, Chrome
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Papyrus
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Visual Paradigm
Free / paid
Windows Web Linux MacOSX
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GenMyModel
Free / paid
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Draw.io
My Rec
ommendation
for
Draw.io
My Recommendation for
Draw.io
All
10
Experiences
3
Pros
6
Specs
Top
Pro
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Completely free
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EnchantingCardea's Experience
I was able to import the draw.io files into Gliffy in Confluence, and draw.io is much easier to use for the UML diagrams I needed to do than Gliffy.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, desktop
License:
Apache v2 (Github repo too)
Top
Pro
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There is also a Desktop version
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MeticulousDeimos's Experience
very nice tool for uml
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Top
Pro
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Rich functionality for a web-based application
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RickZeeland's Experience
Free and open-source diagramming application that can be used online, on the desktop and even as an extension in Visual Studio Code.
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Top
Pro
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Good list of different output formats
Draw.io supports export for PNG, GIF, JPEG, PDF, SVG, HTML, and XML.
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Top
Pro
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Integrates with multiple cloud storage services
Draw.io offers saving files directly to services such as Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox along with saving to to computer.
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Top
Pro
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Browser and touch device support
Draw.io works with every browser (even IE 6) without plugins.
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Free
Recommend
37
5
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PlantUml
My Rec
ommendation
for
PlantUml
My Recommendation for
PlantUml
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All
8
Pros
5
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Pro
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Easy create diagrams from text
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Top
Con
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Limited influence on layout of diagrams
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Web, Chrome
Technology:
Java
Top
Pro
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Plain text sources work well with version control
UML diagrams are described in plain text format that are small in size and work well with version control systems.
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Top
Con
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Syntax takes some getting used to
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Top
Pro
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Visual Studio extension
A Visual Studio extension is available in the Marketplace
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Top
Pro
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Free/libre/open source (GPL)
Source code can be browsed here.
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Top
Pro
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Many, many integrations
For example from Emacs, Sublime Text and so on. You can learn about integrations here.
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Free
Recommend
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Papyrus
My Rec
ommendation
for
Papyrus
My Recommendation for
Papyrus
All
2
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Open source
It's licensed under EPL.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Free
Recommend
14
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Visual Paradigm
My Rec
ommendation
for
Visual Paradigm
My Recommendation for
Visual Paradigm
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All
7
Experiences
1
Pros
4
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
wide (really!) diagram library from SysML, BPMN to CJM
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Top
Con
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Windows
Windows only (except for the online version). ??? Linux, MacOS, Windows editions (Community to Enterprise)
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RickZeeland's Experience
The Community edition is free for non-commercial use.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows Web Linux MacOSX
Top
Pro
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Online version
There is also an online version.
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Top
Pro
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Lot's of choice
Lot's of choice in diagram types.
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Top
Pro
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Actively developed.
Visual Paradigm is actively developed and releases regular updates.
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Free / paid
Recommend
6
1
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GenMyModel
My Rec
ommendation
for
GenMyModel
My Recommendation for
GenMyModel
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Free / paid
Recommend
1
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Graphviz
My Rec
ommendation
for
Graphviz
My Recommendation for
Graphviz
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All
2
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Open source
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, Windows, Linux, Mac
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Free
Recommend
1
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Umbrello
My Rec
ommendation
for
Umbrello
My Recommendation for
Umbrello
All
3
Pros
2
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Free/libre/open source
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Technology:
C++, PHP
Top
Pro
•••
Code generation
Can generate code for ActionScript, Ada, C++, C#, D, IDL, Java™, JavaScript, MySQL, Pascal, Perl, PHP, PostgreSQL, Python, Ruby, SQL, Tcl, Vala and XMLSchema.
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Free
Recommend
3
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Violet UML Editor
My Rec
ommendation
for
Violet UML Editor
My Recommendation for
Violet UML Editor
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5
Experiences
1
Pros
2
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
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Simple
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Top
Con
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Limited
Limited functionality, if more functionality is needed the TopCoder editor might be a better choice.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Maybe not the best, but surely one of the easiest UML editors. Cross platform Java application,
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Top
Pro
•••
Cross platform
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Free
Recommend
5
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yEd Graph Editor
My Rec
ommendation
for
yEd Graph Editor
My Recommendation for
yEd Graph Editor
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1
Specs
Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Free
Recommend
1
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MagicDraw
My Rec
ommendation
for
MagicDraw
My Recommendation for
MagicDraw
All
3
Experiences
1
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Extensive
Lot's of diagrams and options.
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RickZeeland's Experience
MagicDraw provides round-trip support for Java, C++, C#, CL and CORBA , as well as database schema modeling, DDL generation and reverse engineering facilities.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Paid
Recommend
2
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Creately
My Rec
ommendation
for
Creately
My Recommendation for
Creately
All
7
Pros
5
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Visio Import
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Top
Con
•••
Watermark on export for free users
If you are a free user, exporting a document will create a watermark.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux, Web
Real-time collaboration:
Yes
Exports:
JPEG, PNG, PDF, SVG
Imports:
JPEG, PNG, SVG, VISIO
Top
Pro
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Real time collaboration
You can invite anyone by their email addresses to collaborate with your diagram. You can see others' changes to the diagram real time with the Creately Online and Desktop app.
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Top
Pro
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Works across all operating system (Windows/MacOS/Linux)
Does not require flash.
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Top
Pro
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Easy and simple to use
Consist with an example diagram which we can use to draw the diagram. Most required diagrams are available.
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Top
Pro
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Professionally designed templates
The templates are well thought-out and actually helps you get started. Not like many other sites where the details are already filled in.
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Free / paid
Recommend
1
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StarUML
My Rec
ommendation
for
StarUML
My Recommendation for
StarUML
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All
3
Pros
2
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Dark theme
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Top
Pro
•••
Java and C++ coding generator
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Paid
Recommend
4
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UMLet
My Rec
ommendation
for
UMLet
My Recommendation for
UMLet
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All
4
Pros
3
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Has VS Code extension
(Official, not third-party.) Currently, in beta.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows Linux Mac Web
Top
Pro
•••
No-frills diagramming
Great for simple diagrams. Saves in diff-able XML format.
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Top
Pro
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Open Source
GNU general public license.
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Free
Recommend
3
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Modelio
My Rec
ommendation
for
Modelio
My Recommendation for
Modelio
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All
3
Pros
2
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Open source
Modelio has both GPL and commercial licenses.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows Linux Mac
Technology:
Java
Top
Pro
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C# module
There is also a commercial C# Designer module.
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Free / paid
Recommend
2
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Software Ideas Modeler
My Rec
ommendation
for
Software Ideas Modeler
My Recommendation for
Software Ideas Modeler
Add Video or Image
All
2
Pros
1
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Easy to use
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux
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$68-345
Recommend
1
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TopCoder UML Tool
My Rec
ommendation
for
TopCoder UML Tool
My Recommendation for
TopCoder UML Tool
Add Video or Image
All
3
Pros
2
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Open Source
The Java source code is available on GitHub.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Top
Pro
•••
Code generation
Can do some Java and C# code generation.
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Free
Recommend
2
3
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crystal-facet-uml
My Rec
ommendation
for
crystal-facet-uml
My Recommendation for
crystal-facet-uml
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3
Experiences
1
Pros
2
Top
Pro
•••
crystal-facet-uml has good diff/merge ability and can be stored to git
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ElatedAnubis's Experience
After an initial learning curve, you can very quickly draw diagrams and export these.
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Top
Pro
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The tool keeps a consistent model
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0
Recommend
1
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UML Designer
My Rec
ommendation
for
UML Designer
My Recommendation for
UML Designer
All
4
Pros
2
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Con
•••
Java focus
Mainly aimed at Java developers.
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Top
Pro
•••
Open source
It's licensed under EPL.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows Linux
Top
Pro
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Java code generation
UML Designer is compatible with the free UML to Java code generator for Eclipse.
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Free
Recommend
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