PlantUML
Intro #
中文教程（官方网站）： plantuml.com/zh
PlantUML is a convinient tool to make diagrams using UML language/format, such as sequence diagrams, use cases, flow diagrams etc.
Selected Tools #
- VSCode: Live preview in Visual Studio VSCode plugins: jebbs.plantuml w/ encoded url. (Tip1: render by either local (suggested, needs java+graphviz) or server. Tip2: config “server” as the bold part of: http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/xxxyyyzzz)
- PlantText.com: shareable source code (encoded url). A site that can support PNG, SVG, ASCII/TXT, save/generate encoded url (“Edit” button), and have many examples
- Font OK + History, NO sharable code, Real-time rendering, 中文界面 app.timelessq.com
- Font OK + History, NO sharable code kkeisuke.com
- A standard/plain/vanila editor w/ history: https://plantuml-editor.kkeisuke.com/
- PlantUML vanila editor w/ shareable source code (encoded url) plantuml.com/plantuml
- PlantUML official self-host server or docker
- A previewer from github w/ history: sujoyu.github.io
- Others collected by the official web: http://plantuml.com/running
- Atom has a community maintained plantuml syntax highlighter and viewer.
Live preview online vizard.io (discontinued)& code
Alternatives that do NOT require external web services [ref]:
- for flow/Gantt/sequence diagrams, “Mermaid” is also a good choice.
- Good:
- easier/simpler/less than writing puml.
- real-time online rendering with js.
- CJK/non-UTF ok.
- Bad:
- all symbols should use html codes.
- not so professional as puml.
- no professional class diagram
- Live editors:
- All basic features, REAL EDITOR! detailed editor MermaidFlow.APP ( link w/o content )
- All basic features, link w/ content / img: Mermaid.Live, previously: mermaid-js.github.io
- All features, rich links, md etc.: mermaid-js.github.io beta (site down …)
- mermaid.d.foundation , red-colored bg, content-link not working, NOT suggested.
- Good:
Others:
- yUML is easier to use.
