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And what for do you need UML (and what type diagrams)?
For example, IDEA products for Java has some tools for class diagrams
MS visio is nice too as tool for just painting UML
But main problem with UML - synchronization with code base
I also use Draw.io and recommend it highly. It's web-based, so it's also cross platform. However, Lucidcharts has a better UI in that I can build diagrams after in LC than Draw.io. https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/ LC is paid if you need more than 1 chart (who doesn't?). But Draw.io is free. LC is also web-based and is cross-platform. I've heard OmniGraffle is also excellent (never used it myself) but it only works o…
draw.io is a free tool both available online at https://www.draw.io/ or you can download a desktop version from https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases. Quite fast and good.i just use inkscape
Honestly just change the default styling in PlantUML[1]. The default styling turns a lot of people off, which is a shame because it's a fantastic tool. Even the monochromatic skin is much easier on the eye. The real benefit to PlantUML is the ability to commit the source code for your diagrams alongside your actual source code. [1]: http://plantuml.com/skinparam
- It uses a human readable text-based file format renderable via the PlantUML jar. Friendly to CLI and git.
- The diagrams are stylable, should you wish to style them.
- There's a PlantUML Integration IntelliJ plugin that's easy to use for preview/rendering[2]
- Overall simple to use, but I imagine it can as robust as you want it to be. For example, the IntelliJ plugin Sketch.it automatically generates PlantUML diagrams from Java source code[3], and the source code for how it works is available on BitBucket if you want to know how it works[4]
[1]: http://plantuml.com
[2]: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7017-plantuml-integration/
[3]: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10387-sketch-it-
[4]: https://bitbucket.org/pmesmeur/sketch.it/src/develop/
[5]: https://mermaidjs.github.io