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What is the fastest way to create and edit UML diagrams?
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15
Options
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What is the fastest way to create and edit UML diagrams
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Technology
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PlantUml
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac, Web, Chrome
Java
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SequenceDiagram.org
Free
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Visual Paradigm
Free / paid
Windows Web Linux MacOSX
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Draw.io
Free
Web, desktop
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Umbrello
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac
C++, PHP
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PlantUml
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PlantUml
My Recommendation for
PlantUml
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Experiences
2
Pros
5
Cons
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Specs
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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The "plantUML-language" is a bit strange and hard to grasp for new people
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Niqi's Experience
Excellent tool. Quikc feedback and bug fixing.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Web, Chrome
Technology:
Java
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Pro
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Easy create diagrams from text
There is even a Visual Basic Macro to draw UML diagrams in Word.
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Con
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Slow development due to it being mostly a one-man project
There’s been no recent contribution to the source forge project but from the administrator arnaud_roques. Future contribution might be difficult due to lacking code documentation.
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ArtisticCitBolonTum's Experience
plantUML does modern engineering process: Save the (text) source in version-control (hg/git/...) Always be able to modify the design (with many people) Visualise with tools like sphinx-doc
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Free/libre/open source (GPL)
Source code can be browsed here.
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Not maintained
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Has online editors
Such as.
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sphinx-contrib extension for embedding into docs
sphinx-contrib extension on PyPi Allows you to keep your UML definitions under VCS and include them inside generated documentation with ease.
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SequenceDiagram.org
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SequenceDiagram.org
My Recommendation for
SequenceDiagram.org
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Experiences
1
Pros
3
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Export to PNG, JPG and SVG
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RickZeeland's Experience
Supports text based input, but additionally allows editing the generated diagram with the mouse.
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No account needed
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Free
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Free
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Visual Paradigm
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Visual Paradigm
My Recommendation for
Visual Paradigm
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2
Pros
1
Specs
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Actively developed
Visual Paradigm is actively developed and releases regular updates.
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Platforms:
Windows Web Linux MacOSX
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Draw.io
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Draw.io
My Recommendation for
Draw.io
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6
Pros
4
Cons
1
Specs
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You have to draw and align everything by hand
There is no auto alignment, predefined styles, etc., so you will have to manually align, distribute and connect elements.
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Works instantly in a web browser
No registration required, even for downloading the resulting diagram as XML.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, desktop
License:
Apache v2 (Github repo too)
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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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Completely free
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Free/libre/open source (GPL 3.0)
Browse source code here.
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Free
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Umbrello
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Umbrello
My Recommendation for
Umbrello
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2
Pros
1
Specs
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Free/libre/open source
Source code available here.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Technology:
C++, PHP
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Free
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nomnoml
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nomnoml
My Recommendation for
nomnoml
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Cons
1
Top
Pro
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Everything runs client side
You can use the website even for sensitive content as nothing is sent to the server.
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Con
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Can't connect entities on different levels
The tool can't connect entities on different levels, for example a class and a class inside an other package.
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Customizable
You can override the global styling for the diagram and you can also define custom types for the entities. It is really powerful.
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Free and open source
You can extend it, if you find something missing!
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Automatically saves
The browser-based tool automatically saves your changes to your localStorage, which is a nice and handy feature.
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Text format
The tool generates diagrams from a simple text format, which is easy to edit and you can even version control it.
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Fully fledged
It knows many types of UML entities and relationships so you will barely miss anything.
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Free
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Modelio
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Modelio
My Recommendation for
Modelio
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3
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2
Specs
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Extensions
Extensions for code generation: Java, C++, C#, SQL etc.
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Platforms:
Windows Linux Mac
Technology:
Java
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Open source
Modelio has both GPL and commercial licenses, the Java source code is available on GitHub.
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UML Designer
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UML Designer
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UML Designer
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1
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Open source
It's licensed under EPL.
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Platforms:
Windows Linux
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UMLet
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UMLet
My Recommendation for
UMLet
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4
Pros
1
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Con
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Almost discontinued
Some users push fixes, but there isn't any real development flow.
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Pro
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Open Source
GNU General Public License
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Platforms:
Windows Linux Mac Web
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Con
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Not user-friendly
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Free
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AutoDiagrammer
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AutoDiagrammer
My Recommendation for
AutoDiagrammer
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5
Experiences
1
Pros
1
Cons
2
Specs
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Pro
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Open source
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Con
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.NET only
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RickZeeland's Experience
Automatically generates diagrams from .NET exe and dll files.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows
Technology:
C#
Top
Con
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Save PNG only
Can only save in .png format.
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Free
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Gravizo
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Gravizo
My Recommendation for
Gravizo
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5
Experiences
1
Pros
2
Cons
1
Specs
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Pro
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Markdown syntax
Can be used on GitHub using Markdown image tag.
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Top
Con
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Online only
No applications for local use in the free version.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Gravizo is an online text based diagram generator, it supports DOT, PlantUML, UMLGraph syntax and SVG in JSON format.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, Windows, Linux, Docker
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Pro
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URL
You can use an URL which will be rendered by Gravizo and include it in your website or blog.
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gleek
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gleek
My Recommendation for
gleek
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2
Experiences
1
Specs
RickZeeland's Experience
Gleek is an online tool that supports Flowcharts, Entity Relationship diagrams and UML diagrams.
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Platforms:
Web
Hide
Free / Paid
Recommend
1
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Creately
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ommendation
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Creately
My Recommendation for
Creately
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7
Pros
6
Specs
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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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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux, Web
Exports:
JPEG, PNG, PDF, SVG
Real-time collaboration:
Yes
Imports:
JPEG, PNG, SVG, VISIO
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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Pro
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Intuitive UI
Easy to use drag and drop interface and a contextual toolbar that shows you all the important actions when you select an object. The automatic creation and connecting of next object alone saves tons of time.
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Pro
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Visio Import
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Pro
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iSO and Android apps to view diagrams
You can't edit diagram using the apps but provides a nice clean interface to view, share and comment on them.
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Works across all operating system (Windows/MacOS/Linux)
Does not require flash.
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1
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WebSequenceDiagrams
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ommendation
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WebSequenceDiagrams
My Recommendation for
WebSequenceDiagrams
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4
Pros
2
Cons
1
Specs
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Pro
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Uses simple language and syntax
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Con
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Not free
Image quality requires a fee and other features.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web
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Pro
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Web based UI
No need for installation
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WhiteStarUML
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WhiteStarUML
My Recommendation for
WhiteStarUML
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4
Pros
1
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Con
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Abandoned
Project seems to be abandoned.
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Pro
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Free/Libre/Open source
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Technology:
Delphi
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Windows only
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