PlantUML
Intro #
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 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]:
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