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Are there any good + free + Lightweight+ Linux UML Design tools? [closed]

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I am looking for a UML design tool (just for design, no need for code generation).

Key features

  1. Free
  2. For Linux
  3. Easy to use
  4. Lightweight
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Kamal Avatar asked Feb 09 '12 07:02

Kamal


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2 Answers

Most of the UML tools for Linux look really bad, but you could use these:

  • ArgoUML (Java based, I had some glitches with diagrams)
  • Umbrello
  • Violet UML Editor (Java required)
  • UMLet (Java required)
  • Dia
  • StarUML

Experimental/alternatives:

  • ASCII flow - you can not always include images in documentation but simple text looks everywhere same, good to use in code for quick overview.

  • Cloudcraft - Draw AWS diagrams with Cloudcraft. Good for quick architecture diagrams.

For quick drawings and who does not scare to "code" some diagrams I also suggest to take look at this product http://yuml.me/diagram/scruffy/class/samples.

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Risto Novik Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 15:09

Risto Novik


i like UMLet: http://www.umlet.com/. It's very light weight

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gefei Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 15:09

gefei