Checked Oct 22, 2026Technical University of Munich
Apollon
An open-source web UML editor maintained at TUM, offering thirteen diagram types and real-time collaboration.
BrowserUMLOpen Source
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Astah Professional
A mature commercial UML modeling tool, formerly named JUDE, with a plugin ecosystem and recent improvements to AI assistance, sequence diagrams, search, and collaboration.
Cross-platformUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026ASysT project
ASysT Rendering — Modeler
An early-stage SysML v2 modeling tool available as a VS Code extension with standalone Windows and Linux editions.
WindowsLinuxSysML v2Freeware
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Checked Oct 22, 2026BOUML project
BOUML
A cross-platform UML modeling tool with C++ and Java plugin support whose published update history ended in 2021.
WindowsLinuxUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Dassault Systèmes
CATIA Magic / Cameo SysML v2 Solution
A commercial SysML v2 solution in the CATIA Magic and Cameo product family, building on a long-established enterprise MBSE tool line.
WindowsLinuxSysML v2Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026clang-uml project
clang-uml
An open-source reverse-engineering tool that generates class, sequence, package, and other diagrams from C and C++ code in PlantUML, Mermaid, or JSON form.
WindowsLinuxUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026CS Odessa
ConceptDraw DIAGRAM
A long-running general-purpose diagramming application for macOS and Windows with UML libraries and Visio compatibility.
WindowsmacOSUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026crystal-facet-uml project
crystal-facet-uml
An open-source Windows UML tool that keeps model elements, names, hierarchy, and relationships consistent across multiple diagrams.
WindowsUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026DeciSym project
DeciSym sysmlv2-gui
A lightweight open-source SysML v2 graphical viewer and editor implemented with Rust and egui.
LinuxSysML v2Open Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026JGraph
diagrams.net Desktop
The open-source Electron desktop edition of diagrams.net, a cross-platform drawing application with UML shape libraries and a matching browser edition.
WindowsLinuxUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Easy UML Editor
Easy UML Editor
A commercial graphical UML editor delivered as an application for Confluence Cloud.
BrowserUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Eclipse Foundation
Eclipse Papyrus
An extensible Eclipse-based modeling environment for UML 2.5 and SysML 1.6, with satellite capabilities such as code generation.
Cross-platformUMLSysML v1Unknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Wondershare
EdrawMax
A cross-platform general-purpose diagramming suite that supports UML, flowcharts, organization charts, network diagrams, ER diagrams, collaboration, and AI-assisted features.
BrowserWindowsUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Sparx Systems
Enterprise Architect
A commercial Windows modeling suite combining UML and systems modeling with requirements management, estimation, testing support, repositories, and team collaboration.
WindowsUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026BackendSide
ERPDesk
A Windows modeling application for ER, class, business-process, and sequence diagrams with XMI support.
WindowsUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Gaphor project
Gaphor
An open-source graphical modeling environment implemented in Python with support for UML and part of SysML v1.
WindowsLinuxUMLSysML v1Open Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Northwoods Software
GoJS
A commercial JavaScript diagramming framework that can be used to build UML class-diagram experiences in web applications.
BrowserUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026IAR
IAR Visual State
A commercial UML-based embedded-systems design and testing tool that generates C or C++ code and documentation.
WindowsUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026IBM
IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody
A commercial model-driven development environment for real-time and embedded systems with UML, SysML, code generation, and architecture-framework support.
WindowsLinuxUMLSysML v1Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026IBM
IBM Rhapsody Systems Engineering
A commercial browser-based SysML v2 modeling environment distinct from the traditional desktop IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody product.
BrowserSysML v2Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026itemis
itemis CREATE
A commercial state-machine modeling and multi-language code-generation tool formerly known as YAKINDU Statechart Tools.
Cross-platformUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026JetUML project
JetUML
A lightweight open-source UML diagram editor derived from Violet UML and using JSON as its model storage format.
Cross-platformUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026kUML project
kUML
A model-oriented textual DSL built with Kotlin, covering UML, SysML v2, C4, and BPMN with desktop, web, command-line, and IDE integrations.
BrowserWindowsUMLSysML v2Open Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026LSP UML project
LSP UML
An open-source VS Code extension that derives UML class, sequence, activity, and use-case diagrams from a running language server.
Not specifiedUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Dassault Systèmes
MagicDraw
A commercial team modeling environment for UML, SysML, BPMN, and UPDM that is now part of Dassault Systèmes.
Cross-platformUMLSysML v1Unknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Mermaid Chart
Mermaid
A JavaScript-based diagram generator that renders Markdown-like text into flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, state diagrams, ER diagrams, and use-case diagrams.
BrowserUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Modeliosoft
Modelio
An open-source UML and BPMN modeling environment with collaboration-oriented features and support for shared model storage.
WindowsLinuxUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Moqups
Moqups
A browser-based collaborative drawing and prototyping tool that includes a UML stencil library.
BrowserUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026DENSO CREATE
Next Design
A commercial systems and software modeling tool that defines languages and views through metamodels and provides UML and SysML extension packages.
WindowsUMLSysML v1Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026The Omni Group
OmniGraffle for iOS
The iPadOS edition of OmniGraffle, a general-purpose visual design and diagramming application with UML stencils.
iOSUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026The Omni Group
OmniGraffle for Mac
A native macOS visual design and diagramming application with UML stencils.
macOSUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Eclipse Foundation
Papyrus Web
A browser-based evolution of Eclipse Papyrus for UML 2.5 modeling, extensible diagrams, and model-driven engineering workflows.
BrowserUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026PlantUML project
PlantUML
An open-source text-to-diagram generator that produces UML-style diagrams and integrates with many editors, documentation systems, and build workflows.
Cross-platformUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026PTC
PTC Modeler
An enterprise modeling product, formerly Windchill Modeler, with support for UML, SysML v1, and SysML v2.
WindowsUMLSysML v1Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026py2puml project
py2puml
An open-source reverse-engineering utility that creates PlantUML class diagrams from Python applications.
Cross-platformUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Quantum Leaps
QM (QP Modeler)
A model-driven design tool for hierarchical state machines in real-time embedded software, with C and C++ generation for the QP framework.
WindowsLinuxUMLFreeware
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Checked Oct 22, 2026IBM
Rational Software Architect Designer
IBM’s enterprise software architecture modeling product, positioned separately from the real-time and systems-engineering focus of Rhapsody.
WindowsLinuxUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026macOSUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Christian Pauli
S(imple) U(ML)-statemodeler
A state-machine modeling tool available as a standalone editor or Eclipse plugin, with Java, C#, and C++ code generation.
Cross-platformUMLFreeware
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Sinelabore
SinelaboreRT
A code generator that imports state-machine or activity models from XMI and produces source code for languages including C, C++, Java, C#, Python, Rust, Go, and JavaScript.
Cross-platformUMLSysML v2Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026SmartDraw Software
SmartDraw
A long-running general-purpose diagramming product that now provides browser-based collaborative UML drawing alongside flowcharts, network diagrams, floor plans, and other visual formats.
BrowserUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Dusan Rodina
Software Ideas Modeler
A lightweight commercial modeling application for Windows with support for UML, BPMN, and SysML.
WindowsUMLSysML v1Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026MKLabs
StarUML
A commercial cross-platform UML modeling application with an extension API, model validation, JavaScript code generation, and team-oriented capabilities.
WindowsLinuxUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026State Machine cat project
State Machine cat
A text-based state-machine diagram generator with a compact DSL and support for compound states, entry and exit actions, transitions, and SCXML import and export.
BrowserUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026StateSmith project
StateSmith
An open-source state-machine code generator supporting multiple programming languages and several diagram-authoring workflows.
Cross-platformUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026SysGit
SysGit
A commercial collaborative systems-engineering platform centered on Git and the SysML v2 textual notation.
BrowserSysML v2Commercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Sensmetry
Syside
A SysML v2 tool family combining VS Code textual editing, interactive graphical and grid views, and a Python API for model automation.
WindowsLinuxSysML v2Freemium
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Systems Modeling community
SysML v2 Pilot Implementation
The official SysML v2 reference and pilot implementation, including textual editing, parsing and validation, a Jupyter kernel, visualization, standard libraries, and API support.
WindowsLinuxSysML v2Open Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026SysML v2 Studio project
SysML v2 Studio
An open-source VS Code extension for SysML and KerML text with validation, navigation, editable graphical views, bidirectional text updates, and Claude/MCP integration.
Not specifiedSysML v2Open Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Jamie Duncan
SysML v2.0 Language Support
An open-source VS Code extension with language-server support, model and feature explorers, requirements tooling, traceability, and multiple SysML v2 views.
Not specifiedSysML v2Open Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Eclipse SysON project
SysON
An open-source, browser-based graphical modeling environment designed natively for SysML v2, with growing textual import and export support.
BrowserSysML v2Open Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Trufun
Trufun Modeling Platform
A China-developed modeling platform with stated support for UML 2.5 and SysML 1.6.
WindowsUMLSysML v1Unknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026KDE
Umbrello
An open-source UML modeling application from the KDE ecosystem, primarily distributed for Linux.
LinuxUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Pacestar Software
UML Diagrammer
A Windows diagramming application supporting UML together with traditional flowcharts and network diagrams.
WindowsUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026UMLet team
UMLet
A lightweight UML diagram tool available as a standalone application and through Eclipse and VS Code integrations.
WindowsLinuxUMLUnknown
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Altova
UModel
A Windows UML tool focused on round-trip engineering, database modeling, IDE integration, and reverse engineering including sequence diagrams.
WindowsUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Umple project
Umple
An open-source model-oriented programming environment that combines textual and graphical modeling and generates Java, PHP, and Ruby code.
BrowserUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Violet UML project
Violet UML Editor
A long-running lightweight UML diagram editor that resumed active updates in 2026.
WindowsLinuxUMLOpen Source
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Checked Oct 22, 2026Visual Paradigm
Visual Paradigm
A broad commercial modeling suite with UML, use-case specifications, textual analysis, code-to-sequence reverse engineering, requirements management, reporting, and ArchiMate support.
Cross-platformUMLCommercial
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Checked Oct 22, 2026WindowsUMLUnknown
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A commercial SysML v2 solution in the CATIA Magic and Cameo product family, building on a long-established enterprise MBSE tool line.
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Enterprise Architect
A commercial Windows modeling suite combining UML and systems modeling with requirements management, estimation, testing support, repositories, and team collaboration.
WindowsUMLCommercial
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Gaphor
An open-source graphical modeling environment implemented in Python with support for UML and part of SysML v1.
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Review tool Checked Oct 22, 2026PlantUML project
PlantUML
An open-source text-to-diagram generator that produces UML-style diagrams and integrates with many editors, documentation systems, and build workflows.
Cross-platformUMLOpen Source
Review tool Checked Oct 22, 2026Sensmetry
Syside
A SysML v2 tool family combining VS Code textual editing, interactive graphical and grid views, and a Python API for model automation.
WindowsLinuxSysML v2Freemium
Review tool Checked Oct 22, 2026Eclipse SysON project
SysON
An open-source, browser-based graphical modeling environment designed natively for SysML v2, with growing textual import and export support.
BrowserSysML v2Open Source
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Light Knocks on the Nervous System: Modeling the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with SysML v2
A worked SysML v2 model of optogenetic control, from targeted expression and light delivery to photocurrents, neuronal responses, and aftereffects.
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