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PlantUML vs StarUML

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

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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StarUML

StarUML

Development

StarUML is an open-source UML modeling tool for software developers. It supports all standard UML 2.x diagrams and can generate code frameworks. StarUML runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS.

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