Create UML diagrams from plain text with PlantUML, an open-source tool supporting use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams and more.
PlantUML is an open-source tool used for rapidly creating UML diagrams from a plain text language. It supports all standard UML diagrams like use case diagrams, component diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, state diagrams, activity diagrams, etc. The main goal of PlantUML is to provide a simple and efficient way of describing UML diagrams while retaining control of the generated diagrams.
Some key features of PlantUML include:
Instead of using a GUI diagram editor, PlantUML allows users to describe UML diagrams in a concise text language. The text descriptions are then parsed by PlantUML to automatically generate the final UML diagrams. This gives precise control over the diagrams while being very quick and efficient. The learning curve is also not very steep due to the simple and intuitive language constructs.
PlantUML is used by software developers and architects for fast UML modeling. It integrates well with documentation tools and ALM/modeling tools. The generated UML diagrams can be included in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and various developer IDEs.
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