What is Violet UML Editor?
Violet is a free and open-source UML editing tool that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for creating a variety of UML diagrams like use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, communication diagrams, statechart diagrams, activity diagrams and more.
Some of the key features of Violet include:
- Intuitive drag and drop interface for quickly creating UML diagrams
- Support for 14 UML diagram types including all the most commonly used ones
- Easy customization of diagram elements including changing shape, color, line style, etc.
- Ability to add notes and hyperlink documents to diagram elements
- Support for diagram export in PNG, JPG and SVG formats
- Plugin architecture for extensibility
- Available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, etc.
With its simple and uncluttered interface, Violet makes it easy for software developers, business analysts and software architects to create industry-standard UML diagrams for documentation, design and modeling purposes. Its extensive export options also make it easy to share diagrams with stakeholders and teams. Violet runs smoothly on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and available free of cost under the Apache 2.0 license.