PlantUML

Definition

PlantUML is an Open Source tool allowing users to create diagrams from a plain text language. The syntax of PlantUML uses some common constructs, especially in the UML subset, but follows mostly domain specific conventions for each diagram type.

Supported Diagrams

• UML diagrams which are broadly classified into structural and behavioral
  • Structural UML diagrams:
    • Class Diagram
    • Object Diagram
    • Component Diagram
    • Deployment Diagram
  • Behavioral UML diagrams:
    • Use Case Diagram
    • Activity Diagram
    • Sequence Diagram
    • Timing Diagram
    • State Diagram
• Non-UML diagrams:
  • Archimate
  • Block Diagram
  • BPMN
  • C4
  • Computer Network Diagram
  • ERD
  • Gantt Chart
  • Mind Map
  • WBD
  • JSON and YAML files

References

• PlantUML Website
• PlantUML @ Wikipedia