PlantUML Alternatives

PlantUML is described as 'Open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others' and is a very popular Diagram Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to PlantUML for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best PlantUML alternative is draw.io, which is free. Other great apps like PlantUML are Excalidraw, yEd Graph Editor, Dia and Freeplane.

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  1. Qonqur icon
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    Apple Vision like gesture controls meet ChatGPT in an app to explore knowledge that doesn't require a headset or downloads. You just need a modern device with a webcam.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    BPMN Sketch Miner is a rapid sketching tool for BPMN process models. It uses artificial intelligence to transform your textual notes into visual diagrams as you type them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Vexlio icon
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    Desktop application to create precise, high quality diagrams including automatic snapping, embedded LaTeX equations, a Lua program mode, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Core2D icon
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    Core2D is a multi-platform application for making data driven 2D diagrams. The application has built-in wyswig vector graphics editor where you can bind data to shapes, share data across multiple documents, edit documents using layers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Violet is a UML editor with these benefits: Very easy to learn and use. Draws nice-looking diagrams. Completely free. Cross-platform. Violet is intended for developers, students, teachers, and authors who need to produce simple UML diagrams quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A Powerful idea processor.It's Open Source and Freeware. Create UML Diagrams, Network Diagrams, Flowcharts and many other types of diagrams with the versatile Dynamic Draw Software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Gravizo icon
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    A simple way of describing graphs and include it easily in your web for free, blog, markdown page, github, and any location where remote images can be showed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Grapholite icon
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    Grapholite is a powerful online solution for the creation of flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, Venn charts, web site structures, etc. Can be used online and offline

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Viewflow is the workflow library based on BPMN concepts. BPMN - Business process modeling and notations - is the widely adopted industry standard for business process modeling. BPMN provides a standard notation readily understandable by all business stakeholders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Coarchy icon
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    Coarchy is an application that helps you organize and write down your business requirements, share them with your organization, and enable collaboration about what your organization actually does.

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    PhotoDiagram allows you to generate clean SVG diagrams from photos of your drawn diagrams on paper. Easily upload and convert your diagrams.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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