This article lists Unified Modeling Language tools, classified by their proprietary or non-proprietary status.
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List of Non-commercial/Free UML tools
- Acceleo: Eclipse and EMF template-based system for source-code generation from UML models.
- AmaterasUML: a Java-based open source free UML modelling tool, follows the UML standard. Can forward and reverse engineer Java code. Eclipse Public License -v 1.0 EPL .
- ArgoUML: a Java-based open source free UML modelling tool, closely follows the UML standard. Can reverse engineer Java code (Plugins available for other languages, inc. c#). BSD license.
- Artisan Studio Uno - single-user UML and SysML modelling; supports UML 2.1 and OMG SysML 1.1; including diagrams for real-time embedded systems
- Astade: a platform-independent UML-tool for C++, based on wxWidgets.
- ATL : a tool which can transform UML models into other models. Available from the Eclipse M2M project (Model to Model).
- BeoModeler: a WEB modeler for UML in open source, XMI native and support for Topcased, IBM Rational RSA & RSM. It is a lightweight and user friendly WEB modeler.
- BOUML: multi-platform UML 2.0 toolbox. Can generate C++/Java/IDL/PHP/Python and reverse engineer C++/Java/PHP. Has XMI import/export. Very high performance (written in C++ with Qt). Licensed under the GNU GPL.
- ClassBuilder: a C/C++ Uml modeling tool under zlib/libpng license.
- Dia: a GTK+/GNOME diagramming tool that also supports UML (licensed under the GNU GPL)
- Eclipse UML2Tools: GUI for the Eclipse UML2 implementation with 5 diagram types. It can be obtained through the Eclipse Update Manager in most Eclipse distributions, and is currently bundled with the Eclipse Modeling distribution.
- PyUML: Graphical UML Editor plugin for Eclipse based on Eclipse UML2Tools that supports Python roundtrip, views and live validation
- Fujaba: Acronym for "From UML to Java And Back Again". Allows modeling behaviour using story diagrams.
- Gaphor: a GTK+/GNOME UML 2.0 modeling environment written in Python
- HOL-OCL: An interactive theorem proof environment for UML/OCL (licensed under the GNU GPL).
- IBM Rational Modeler: UML based modeling tool to specify, visualize, and document systems and software designs
- Jink UML: Easy to use UML Tool for Java (licensed under MIT).
- jTracert is a Java agent which instruments applications running on the JVM and builds sequence diagrams.
- Jude (community version) is a Java software(portable) that facilitates object-oriented design of software by using java and UML.
- Kivio: part of the KOffice project
- Lumpy: UML in Python. Part of the Swampy suite from Think Python
- MetaUML UML textual notation package implemented in MetaPost. Various vectorial and bitmap output formats supported.
- MetricView Evolution: a tool for metrics-based quality-analysis and better comprehension of UML models
- MonoUML: based on the latest[update] Mono, GTK+ and ExpertCoder. Can reverse engineer executables and .NET assemblies.
- MOSKitt: UML Eclipse based tool for giving support to Model Driven based methodologies on Software Development Process.
- NClass: an open source tool to create UML class diagrams with full C# and Java language support.
- NetBeans: available in NetBeans 6.0 full edition, or as a downloadable plugin in Plugin Manager, or with NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Pack
- nUML: converts between XMI versions (some conversions ignore state machine diagrams).
- ModelSphere: open source UML modeling tool (licensed under the GNU GPL).
- Papyrus: an open source UML2 tool based on Eclipse and licensed under the EPL. See also Topcased below.
- PlantUML: a tool written in Java that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. Can be integrated with Word.
- Software Ideas Modeler: UML diagramming tool written in C# supports generating source code and exporting diagrams as images.
- StarUML: an open-source UML/MDA platform for Microsoft Windows, licensed under a modified version of GNU GPL, mostly written in Delphi
- Taylor: model-driven architecture "on rails" (licensed under the GNU LGPL)
- TinyUML: open-source UML 2 diagramming tool implemented in Java, requiring Java SE 6 or later (licensed under the GNU GPL)
- TextUML Toolkit: a tool for creating UML 2.1 models using a textual notation (EPL).
- Topcased: Set of eclipse-based open source model editors, transformation and formal verification tools. Modelling languages include SysML. Development sponsored by European aerospace manufacturers. A merge with Papyrus is in preparation (2007).
- UniMod: tool which adapts SWITCH-technology for UML notation.
- Umbrello UML Modeller: part of KDE. Forward- and reverse-engineering for C++/Java/Perl/PHP/Python and other programming languages.
- UmlDesigner: a .NET based UML tool supporting generation of C# code
- UML Pad: a UML modeller written in C++/wxWidgets (licensed under the GNU GPL)
- UML Pad (PalmOS): a UML tool for PalmOS
- UmlGraph: an open source tool suite, which allows the declarative specification and drawing of UML class and sequence diagrams.
- UMLet: a Java-based UML tool (licensed under the GNU GPL)
- UMMF: open-source implementation (using perl) of a UML Meta-meta-model.
- Use Case Maker: a use cases management tool (licensed under the GNU LGPL)
- Violet UML Editor: an easy-to-use high performance Java-based UML Editor; simplified (non-standard) UML notation; fully integrated into Eclipse; licensed under the GNU GPL
- Xholon: an open source tool that transforms, simulates and executes models developed using third-party UML 2.0 modelers
- yUML: Generates simple UML diagrams by text description given in a special language.
- zooml.com: Free online Web 2.0 tool for creating and storing UML class diagrams.
List of Commercial/Proprietary UML tools
Potential users can freely download versions of most of the following tools; such versions usually impose limits in capability and/or by a time-period.
- AgileJ StructureViews: custom reverse-engineered class-diagrams — Java/Eclipse/XP. (Formerly marketed as "Modelistic".)
- Altova UModel: GUI UML editor, supports UML 2.2, code engineering in Java, C#, and Visual Basic, imports and exports XMI
- Apollo for Eclipse:supports UML 2.0 and Java 5. Integrates with the Eclipse IDE
- Artisan Studio: multi-user, multi-site modelling; supports UML 2.1 and OMG SysML 1.1; code synchronization for C, C++, C#, Java, Ada, SPARK Ada; supports MDA and simulation of dynamic behavior
- Avolution: ABACUS 3.x is a general modeling tool that supports UML amongst many other open standards and notations.
- BLU AGE: an MDA compliant software workbench that enables 100% automated transformation of your UML 2.X diagrams into Java EE and .Net Enterprise business applications.
- Blueprint Software Modeler: An integrated software-modeling environment with UML 2.1 modeling, OCL 2.0, meta-modeling and profiles; based on Eclipse
- Borland Together: UML modelling tool, integrated with Eclipse and with MS VS.NET 2005. Supports UML 2.0 and MDA, OCL, MOF.
- Cadifra UML Editor: UML diagram editor for Windows
- CaseComplete: Use Case and Requirements management tool including Use Case diagrams
- Creately for UML: a web-based collaboratively UML tool for Windows, Linux and Mac that sports a WYSIWYG interface and smart shapes for UML
- Enterprise Architect – UML 2.1 tool with forward- and reverse-engineering and integration with Visual Studio 2005 and Eclipse. Extensible through addins and modeling technologies.
- eRequirements: free web-based requirements-management tool
- Fooboard - free web based UML diagramming and collaboration tool
- GatherSpace: Online/On-Demand Use Case and Requirements Management
- Gliffy: Desktop application feel in a web-based UML diagramming solution
- idungu: web-based UML diagramming solution
- Imagix 4D - C, C++ and Java reverse engineering / program comprehension tool generating UML Class Diagrams.
- JUDE: object-oriented analysis and design with UML and Mindmap. JUDE/Community, though free to use, does not provide open source.
- Konesa: Canyon Blue's collaborative modelling tool
- MacA&D: UML and requirements-management for Mac OS X
- MagicDraw UML: UML 2.0 tool with forward- and reverse-engineering and support for many plugin products for MDA. Integrates with many IDEs, including Eclipse and NetBeans. Supports SysML.
- MasterCraft (software): a suite of tools from Tata Consultancy Services Limited which support object-oriented analysis and design using UML for development of MDA-based application-software. The tool-suite consists of IDE-based modelers which allow for UML-based modeling.
- Metamill: a round-trip UML tool for C++, C# and Java. Runs under Windows and Linux.
- MicroGOLD WithClass: UML modeling tool that can generate code and reverse engineer C++, Java, Delphi, VB, IDL, Perl, PHP, C#, and VB.net. Works with EJB.
- Microsoft Visio:– a diagramming tool that also supports UML (Stencil and Template for UML 2.2)
- MyEclipse: An Eclipse-based IDE. Professional Edition includes UML solutions.
- North State Software: NSF is a highly extensible, software development framework for implementing UML 2.0 State Machines, including run-time engine with threading, timer, and trace utilities.
- Objecteering: provides complete coverage of model-driven development (UML 2.0, MDA). A free edition is available.
- OmniGraffle: for Mac OS X.
- OptimalJ: a model-driven development environment for Java.
- Pacestar UML Diagrammer: supports UML 2.0
- Poseidon for UML: commercial version of ArgoUML - supports UML 2.0
- PowerDesigner: by Sybase; supports UML 2.0, data-modeling, business-process modeling - round trip engineering
- Rational Rhapsody: supports UML 2.0 and SysML for embedded and real-time systems markets
- Rational Rose: by Rational Software (sold to IBM in 2003); supports UML 1.x.
- Rational Rose XDE: an "eXtended Development Environment" in the tradition of Rational Rose; supports UML 1.x
- Rational Software Architect: Eclipse-based UML 2.0 tool by the Rational Division of IBM
- System Architect: supports UML integrated with other notations and methods in an Enterprise Architecture environment.
- Telelogic TAU: supports UML 2.0 and SysML
- TopCoder UML Tool tool designed and developed entirely by the TopCoder Community to model sequence, class, use case, and activity diagrams. Free and open-source but with a specific license agreement.
- Trace Modeler: an easy-to-use and smart editor for UML sequence diagrams. It's lightweight, portable and ensures diagrams are always visually pleasing and structurally correct.
- Use Case Studio: a use-case authoring tool by Rewritten Software. Free for educational use.
- Visustin: reverse-engineers UML activity-diagrams and flow-charts
- Visual Paradigm for UML: supports UML 2.1, data modeling, business modeling and reverse engineering of source code and databases
- Visible Analyst for UML: supports UML 2.1, enterprise architecture, strategic planning, structured analysis and design, data modeling, real-time modeling business modeling and forward and reverse engineering of source code and databases; common repository and multi-user by design, www.visible.com
- WinA&D: UML and requirements management for Microsoft Windows
- yalips: modeling tool that also supports brainstorming and gantt project management
- Visual Use Case: Use Case and Diagramming tool
- Model Realization: A Java code generation tool. It supports UML 2.0 and Java 5
- Zeligsoft CX: An adaptive, non-prescriptive toolkit utilizing domain-specific modeling and code generation. An Eclipse plugin.
Comparison of some selected UML tools
| Name | Creator | Platform / OS | First public release | Latest stable version | Software license | Open source | Programming language used | Approach | Languages generated | Reverse engineered languages | Integrated with | Comment |
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| Acceleo | Obeo | Java / Eclipse (cross-platform) | 2006-03 | 2.5.1 | EPL | Yes | Java | MDA, template | JEE, C#, Java, PHP, Python. | Eclipse, EMF | ||
| ArgoUML | Tigris.org | Java (cross-platform) | 1998-04 | 0.28 | BSD | Yes | Java | C++,C#,PHP4,PHP5 | Pool, very slow | |||
| BoUML | Bruno Pagès | C++/Qt (cross-platform) | 2005-02-26 | 4.16.3 2009-11-18 | GPL | Yes | C++ | MDA, template | Java, C++, PHP, Python, IDL. | Java, C++, PHP. | Qt3 | |
| Dia | Alexander Larsson/GNOME Office | GTK+ (cross-platform) | 2004? | 0.97 | GPL | Yes | Java, C++, ADA (using dia2code) | |||||
| Eclipse UML2 Tools | Eclipse Foundation | Java (cross-platform) | Planning | 1.1 Planned | GPL? | Yes? | Java | Java (or Eclipse project supported?) | Java (or Eclipse project supported?) | Eclipse | ||
| Jink UML | Nether | Java (cross-platform) | 2008-12-11 | .745 | MIT | Yes | ||||||
| Modelio Free Edition (see Objecteering) | Modeliosoft | Windows | 2009 | 1.0 | ? | No | Java, C++ | full UML2 support; integrated BPMN support. XMI import; HTML and MS-Word document generation. | Java, C#, C++, XSD, WSDL | Eclipse, EMF | ||
| StarUML | Plastic Software | Windows | 2005-11-01 | 5 | GPL, modified | Yes | Delphi | Plug-in architecture: C++, Delphi, C#, VB, | C# | |||
| Visual Paradigm for UML | Visual Paradigm Int'l Ltd. | Java (cross-platform) | 2002-06-20 | 7 | Commercial with Free Community Edition | No | Java | Full UML, SysML, ERD and BPMN Support | Java, C#, C++, PHP, Ada, Action Script | Java, C# (binary), C++, PHP | Eclipse, NetBeans and IntelliJ | |
| Umbrello UML Modeller | Umbrello Team | Linux | 2006-09-09 | 2.0.0 | GPL | Yes | C++, KDE | C++, Java, Perl, PHP, Python... 16 | C++, IDL, Pascal/Delphi, Ada, Python, Java; import XMI, RoseMDL | KDE | ||
| UmlDesigner | Green Bird Software | Windows | 1.2.3 | No | C# | C# | None | |||||
| Frame UML | Frame | Windows | 2009-01-09 | 2.x.x | GPL V3 | Yes | C++ | A UML tool, support UML2.xx, and embed JavaScript, so you can generate source code from model by JS | Almost any language you want if you can write JavaScript to generate it. | Java(partial), but you can use JavaScript to reverse other languages to model | No | |
| TopCased | ?? | Java (cross-platform) | 2005-10 | 2.3.0 | EPL | Yes | Java | MDA and lots of features like scripting and simulators | Java, Python, C++ | A full and Powerful tool that you can write model transformations, run state diagram simulation and do reverse and direct | Eclipse, EMF, Java code generation from the model | |
| MOSKitt | Valencian Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport | Java (cross-platform) | 2007 | 1.0.0 | EPL | Yes | Java | Eclipse based UML tool and a MDD centric platform giving support for gvMétrica software development process methodology. Model Transformation, Traceability and Synchronization. Graphical and Form based editing of models. | Any textual language results of a Model To Text transformation. | Eclipse, EMF, GMF, SWT, DataTools... | ||
| WinA&D | Excel Software | Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32 or 64 bit) (MacA&D on Mac OS X) | 1995 - Windows, 1986 - Mac | 6.0.2 | Commercial | No | Full UML, SA/SD, ERD, Task and System Model Support | C, Pascal, Basic, Fortran, Delphi, Java, C#, C++, Objective-C, PHP, Ada, SQL | C, Pascal, Basic, Fortran, Delphi, Java, C#, C++, Objective-C, PHP, Ada, SQL | Built-in Scriptable Report Generator and Tool Extensions |
External links
- UML Tools at the Open Directory Project.
- UML Tools listed on UML Forum web
- List of textual UML Tools
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