The following is a list of UML tools.
Free/open source UML tools
- Acceleo * – Eclipse and EMF template based system for source code generation from UML models.
- ArgoUML – a Java-based UML engineering tool.
- BOUML – under GPL, written in C++/Qt
- Dia – a GTK+/GNOME diagramming tool that also supports UML (GNU GPL licenced)
- Eclipse – with Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and UML 2.0 (meta model without GUI) projects.
- Fujaba – UML and Java development platform; Eclipse version available.
- Gaphor * – a GTK+/GNOME UML 2.0 modeling environment written in Python.
- MetaUML – Textual notation for UML. Diagram rendering based on MetaPost, suitable for LaTeX typesetting.
- MonoUML – based on the latest Mono, GTK+ and ExpertCoder.
- NetBeans – with NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Pack.
- StarUML – an UML/MDA platform, licenced under a modified version of GNU GPL, mostly written in Delphi (download only for registered users)
- Umbrello UML Modeller – part of KDE.
- UML Pad – a UML modeller written in C++/wxWidgets (GNU GPL licenced)
- UMLet * – a Java-based UML tool (GNU GPL licenced).
- ATL - a QVT-tool allowing to transform UML models into other models, including UML, Java, etc. ATL is a complete open-source solution available from the Eclipse GMT project (Generative Modeling Tools).
Proprietary UML tools
Most of the following tools are available also in free downloaded versions; such versions are usually limited in capability and/or by a time period.
- Altova UModel 2005 – a simple, cost effective way to draw on UML.
- ARTiSAN Studio
- Borland Together - until the 2005 version a standalone UML modelling tool + IDE, since 2006 version based on Eclipse, supports UML 2.0
- Cadifra UML Editor – a lightweight UML diagram editor for Windows.
- ConceptDraw V * – diagramming tool for Windows and Mac which supports UML 2.0.
- I-Logix Rhapsody – for real time, embedded applications, supports UML 2.0.
- Jude * – Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML and Mindmap.
- MacA&D OSX - UML, SASD, Data Modeling, Code Generation/Reengineering and Requirements Management
- MagicDraw UML - UML 2.0 tool with forward and reverse engineering and support for many plugin products for MDA. Integrates with many IDE, including Eclipse and NetBeans *
- Mentor Graphics EDGE UML Suite - UML 2.0 with model-driven development, verification and automatic code generation
- Modelistic JME - class diagrams for XP
- Metamill - round-trip multi-language UML 2.0 tool
- Microsoft Visio – a diagramming tool that also supports UML.
- MyEclipse - commercial Eclipse plug-in for J2EE that includes UML modeling.
- ObjectDomain
- Objecteering/UML
- OmniGraffle – for Mac OS X.
- Omondo EclipseUML - Eclipse-based UML 2.0 tool; supports UML profile definition.
- Poseidon for UML – commercial version of ArgoUML - supports UML 2.0.
- QuickUML - UML modeling tool. Available for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
- Rational Rose – by Rational Software (now acquired by IBM).
- Rational Software Architect – Eclipse-based UML 2.0 tool by the Rational Division of IBM.
- Sparx Enterprise Architect – supports UML 2.0.
- Select Component Factory
- Telelogic System Architect
- Telelogic Tau G2 - supports UML 2.0
- Unimodeler
- Visual Paradigm for UML – Windows/MacOSX/Linux/Unix, fully supports UML 2.0, free Community edition available (see the full list of features).
- WinA&D - UML, SASD, Data Modeling, Code Generation/Reengineering and Requirements Management
See also
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