What is PlantUML?
It is used to draw UML diagrams, using a simple and human readable text description.
Be careful, because it does not prevent you from drawing inconsistent diagrams. So it's more a drawing tool than a modeling tool. It is a component that allows to quickly write Sequence diagram, Usecase diagram, Class diagram, Object diagram, Activity diagram, Component diagram, Deployment diagram, State diagram, and Timing diagram.
PlantUML is a tool in the Diagramming category of a tech stack.
PlantUML is an open source tool with 10.4K GitHub stars and 943 GitHub forks. Here’s a link to PlantUML's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses PlantUML?
Companies
17 companies reportedly use PlantUML in their tech stacks, including Buzzvil, JustChunks, and esa.
Developers
53 developers on StackShare have stated that they use PlantUML.
PlantUML Integrations
PlantUML's Features
- UML diagram from textual description
- Sequence diagram,Use case diagram
- Class diagram
- Object diagram
- Activity diagram
- Component diagram
- Deployment diagram
- State diagram
- Timing diagram
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