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UML Designer

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article UML Designer, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 9 August 2025
UML Designer
Company typeOpen-source software
IndustrySoftware development
Founded2012; 14 years ago (2012)
FounderObeo
ProductsUML modeling software
OwnerObeo
Websitewww.umldesigner.org

UML Designer is a free and open-source UML application created by Obeo, constructed atop Sirius and the Eclipse platform. Distributed under the EPL, it is compatible with Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems.

UML2

UML Designer offers visual modeling capabilities for UML2, utilizing the Eclipse UML2 plugin as specified by the OMG. It supports essential UML diagrams and profiles, promoting standardized approaches to software architecture.

Domain specific approach

Leveraging Sirius technology, UML Designer facilitates integration with Domain Specific Modeling and enables tailored diagram definitions to meet particular organizational requirements or to incorporate Domain Specific Languages.

Releases

  • First stable version: UML Designer 1.0 released in 2012
  • Most recent stable version: UML Designer 9.0 as of 30 January 2019
Legend:
Previous versions Latest stable release Upcoming release
Version Release date
1.0.0 2012
2.0.0 17 January 2013
2.1.0 1 February 2013
2.2.0 12 April 2013
2.3.0 13 June 2013
2.4.0 13 September 2013
3.0.0 17 January 2014
4.0.0 8 July 2014
4.0.1 5 August 2014
5.0.0 29 May 2015
6.0.0 19 October 2015
7.0.0 3 August 2016
8.0.0 18 September 2017
8.1.0 26 July 2018
9.0.0 30 January 2019

Compatibility

The current version of UML Designer is compatible with Eclipse Oxygen and is constructed upon the UML2 Eclipse plugin, guaranteeing interoperability with any software generating UML2 models. Additional extensions accessible through the Eclipse Marketplace offer support for SysML and enable direct code generation for Java and C languages.

Community and communication

Users and developers of UML Designer connect via its official website, which also hosts extensive online documentation for reference and support.

External links