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blockdiag vs PlantUML

A side-by-side look at blockdiag and PlantUML. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

blockdiag

blockdiag

Development

blockdiag is an open-source Python library and command-line tool that generates block-style diagram images from simple text files. It supports multiple diagram types like block diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and more.

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PlantUML

PlantUML

Development

PlantUML is an open-source tool for creating UML diagrams from plain text. It supports all standard UML diagrams like use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc. PlantUML allows users to write simple textual descriptions which are then transformed into UML diagrams.

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