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PlantUML

PlantUML is an open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others.

Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.

Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Online
  • Android
  • Chrome OS
Text file that will be rendered into image.
Rendered UML diagram that rendered from text file.
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Features

  1.  Text Based Format
  2.  Portable
  3.  Java based
  4.  Mind Mapping
  5.  Support for MarkDown
  6.  VCS Friendly
  7.  Workflow
  8.  Flow Chart
  9.  Rendering
  10.  Create UML entities

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Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
Pier4R
3

Simple, but for being simple quite powerful. For example in confluence.

botkero
0

It is very popular and has a relatively simple syntax. PlantUML is ideal for small to medium-sized graphics. Unfortunately, the documentation is incomplete in some places, which means that you don't learn about many of the great features.

Guest
1

Automated diagram rendering is a life-changer.

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milkdoes
2

Since it converts text to an image, the text can be tracked for changes across time (ie, git). Also frees one self from arranging all pieces of a diagram, or assuring that lines point to where they should be pointing, since it is arranged automatically. The default visuals are little bit ugly, tough.

Shoji VR
-7

i dont like this software because

  • No web version
  • 100% Relies on Java and plain text langunage
  • not user friendly
yuryapollov

Web version:

  • https://www.planttext.com
  • http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/ Plaintext is good for dealing with. Binary is bad. Can't say it's unfriendly: if you know what you're to achieve — it's very friendly. If you want to play with figures or so, then you'd better choose more visual-based solution, like Visual Paradigm.

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What is PlantUML?

PlantUML is an open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others. Mostly based on Graphviz. Can render various diagram syntax such as PlantUML, Dot, and Ditaa.

PlantUML information

Our users have written 5 comments and reviews about PlantUML, and it has gotten 121 likes

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