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I just graduated and am now involved with a (non-commercial) project where we are in the design phase.
I am using Visual Paradigm Community Edition to draw sequence diagrams since this was the tool I used in my uni classes.
I am not asking where to or not to use UML diagrams. I am asking which are the best tools to draw them.
Pencil and paper or marker board. If you need share digitally, take a picture.
We used to use Prezi. It is pretty amazing.
It is free and online. I can draw diagrams that I used to draw with Visio but I don't have to install software and can use it from anywhere.
I can export the documents to my local machine as a master file (e.g. file type is *.drawio) or can export them as an image (e.g. JPG, PNG, etc.)
There are lots of subjects that you can turn on (also free) ranging from architecture to electronics.
I can usually find what I need or something that works well enough for my simple needs.
I can also use it kinda like a white-board in screen-sharing meetings.
Though - looking at other comments - yEd looks pretty powerful. I'll have to check it out.
I opt for https://draw.io if I need a quick diagram personally (it's a big plus that you can guarantee the recipient has access since it can be opened from the browser version).
+ free + online no instalation needed + source is text file can be put in git for collaboration
- source is text file no drag&drop