UMLet - UML Tool for Fast UML Diagrams

Its not clear how to install this plugin; Is the URL correct?

The UMLet authors don't seem to provide an update site. Dear UMLet authors, can you fix that? Pretty please with sugar on top.

How to change the order of elements?

This saved my life today when the UML app I paid for suddenly proved inadequete. But everything brightened back up again after a few minutes playing with umlet! Thanks!! One of the nicest new pieces of software I've used in a while. Totally straightforward, works smoothly, and the combination drag n' drop + text config interface is a GREAT IDEA. I used it stand-alone, and I bet the XML file format would be easy to parse for, eg, a custom code generator.

Thanks!

cool,thanks!

Easy to use. Took me only a couple,of minutes to get the hang of how to construct diagrams. Recommended!

thank you very much very easy to use.

...for simplicity and power. After having used Rose, RSA, Visual Paradigm etc. I fell for Umlet. It is exactly what a programmer needs. Neither complex, nor lacking in capability.

great app

Umlet is really practical tool.

What a great tool! Really efficient and easy to use!

this is a really great app. Easy to use. Well done!

I have a very low budget for software - open source all the way.
I use UMLet for ALL my drawing needs.
Any diagram explaining a process, idea, flow chart, whatever - UMLet.
Thanks for an excellent tool :-)

Great app!!!

This is by far the best UML modeling tool I've ever used, it compares well with (and in many ways it overtakes) other ineffective, costly and cumbersome programs. It's easy to use, standard compliant, lightweight and free: what else can we ask? Thanks a lot guys, great work!

pros
+simple
+easy to use
+free

cons
-no reverse engineering
-no update site for eclipse

PS This is the best UML tool because others including papyrus and omondo uml are unusable, probably this is a problem of GEF, which they use as their base.

I use UMLet since the TogetheJ was destroyed by Borland.
For more than 8 years UMLet is the best solution.
Thanks for the team.

There are many free UML tools out there many of them don't even work. This tool does. Great free tool for putting together a quick diagram to include in your design docs. The hardest part is figuring out how to download the plugin. It would be great to have an install link right on the Eclipse Market Place. I get the fact that they are trying to make some money to support the project by putting links to SPAM ware on their site but it would be nice if they were a little clearer about what you are downloading when you click on one of the large Download links. To get the actual UML tool you have to ignore the huge green buttons to download various SPAM ware products and click on a small download link in the middle left of the page. As far as the actual application The User interface is a little different but with a little practice you can get the hang of it. It prints diagrams well and allows you to export them to many different graphical formats. A great tool for doing some quick UML diagrams but probably not the right tool for doing a large UML model.

it became so annoying , what is the instruction to install it?

Even though this tool does not promise to generate your application by creating a simple diagram, at least, it works! You can create UML diagrams in very little time.

great, thanks a lot!

I can quickly start drawing from the palette. The number of features is huge. Always adding new features. Very intuitive. Can even create my diagram elements.

I'm not sure why anyone would download this after seeing the developer's website. The sole purpose of the site looks to be tricking people into accidentally clicking on one of the many sketchy camouflaged advertisements.

A good alternative for dia. Especially with the support for properties of the elements.
A little awkward to use, but you get used to that quickly.

But could do much better if it had (I tested version 12.2):
- working z-order (automagical isn't working good - copied object is behind original object - who would want that?)
z-order context menu would be good
- display which element-type i'm working (may be even with support to change)
- fields for different properties
- transparency

Without correct z-ordering my diagrams look ugly.

very great uml tool

This is the best way to quickly sketch out diagrams! By focusing on the content the tool lets to experiment quickly and does not slow down the thinking. Other tools do not come close (well maybe SDEEdit for sequence diagrams).

I love custom elements feature too, very powerful!

Instantly works. Very good for rapidly drawing ideas.
I use it regularly for producing documentation with UML diagrams inside.
In order to avoid multiple rastering defects in drawings, I use the SVG export and automatically transform the .svg files to .odg (OpenOffice Drawing and Graphics) by svg2office-1.2.2.jar.
The result looks very clean.
For manual high quality export the diagram as EPS, insert it into OpenOffice by Insert > Image > From File...
Inside OpenOffice it looks not yet good, as this uses only the EPS preview.
Then print the document to a PDF printer (Do not use export!) and you will have the diagram in high-quality vector graphics in the PDF.

very good, thanks guys!!!

Very nice piece of software. Easy to use, responsive, ideal for quick UML diagrams without having any code generation baggage behind it.

nice and easy to use tool. export feature is very helpful.

What the heck?? Is this no longer available? I'm logged in but now apparent download link.

It will take a little to learn the fields you can add to the "properties" for each UML element but once you understand how it works it is so easy to get the job done!

This is a very nice and easy to use application. To download it I visited the next URL: www.umlet.com/changes.htm
Besides if you want to get more information, then visit the web site:
www.umlet.com
No problems to run it in Linux and Windows it's so beautiful :')

I love the ease of making quick UML diagrams with this. Easy to use and customize elements and charts for you own purposes. There are however a few disadvantages that drive me nuts while trying to make quick diagrams on the fly:

- Line tools like the "has a" and "is a" always get copied behind to the back layer, this is EXTREMELY frustrating when trying to align new elements up. Why would you ever want to copy a new object to the back z index? You can right click and change the layer to bring it to the front, but this just destroys the whole flow and experience.

- Its a bit tricky to grab and move the smaller elements as the grab handle for elements is relatively small.

- It takes a bit of getting used to, but ctrl selecting is used to lasso objects where simple clicks move the screen around. I understand this is more of a preference but I find it much nicer to select lasso with a simple click and use the ctrl + mouse to move around.

- When double clicking on elements (this duplicates them), it sometimes places itself at the end of another line segment automatically attaching itself to that line or connector. This means I have to either copy and paste (Which can have the same effect depending on the area of the screen, forcing me to move the screen so that the upper left corner is free (where the new element gets pasted)) or create one from the elements palatte.

Other than that, I really do like how fast I can make beautiful custom UML diagrams with little effort!

4.5/5 :D

It's a simple and powerful tool.

Great tool.

UMLet makes going back and modifying diagrams so easy!

There's no install button for this add on.

Simplistic approach at UML designs and very light weight, loving it. Am using as stand alone without eclipse integration, it makes navigation and reference lookup on code very much comfortable.

There's no download button. I created an account and logged in but still no button.

No need for over-loaded UML applications, this tool fits the bill nicely.

This is an outstanding, lightweight tool for quick UML markup. This is the perfect tool for someone that is a developer, not a business analyst, and when just needs to quickly diagram some knowledge to add to a story or wiki.

I've used mostly Visio in the past but was looking for something open-source and Linux-friendly without all the bells and whistles, this is exactly what I needed.

This tool cannot be downloaded from the Marketplace, no download or install button available

This tool is enough to make fast simple & nice documentation.
To install the plugin just drop the jar into the 'eclipse/plugins' folder.
Enjoy