ArgoUML

ArgoUML is ranked #7 of 21 in uml modeling software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free/Open source Free Eclipse Public License (EPL) 1.0 · Java 5+ argouml-tigris-org.github.io · 1 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
UML diagram types: class, statechart, activity, use case, collaboration, deployment, sequence
Code generation: Yes
Reverse engineering: Yes
Deployment: desktop
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux via Java runtime
Model repository: Yes

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ArgoUML

Purpose: ArgoUML is an open source UML modeling tool supporting standard UML 1.4 diagrams.
Diagram coverage: The feature list states that ArgoUML supports all nine UML 1.4 diagram types.
Java platform: ArgoUML is written entirely in Java and is intended to run on virtually any platform with Java 5 or Java 6.
Installation: The project provides installation through Java Web Start.
UML compliance: ArgoUML is compliant with the OMG UML 1.4 standard and uses a JMI-based model repository.
Profiles: The product supports creating and distributing UML profiles and includes Java, C++, and UML 1.4 profiles.
XMI integration: ArgoUML uses XMI as its standard saving mechanism, imports XMI 1.1 and 1.2, and writes XMI 1.2.
Diagram exports: Diagrams can be saved as GIF, PNG, PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript, PGML, and SVG.
Internationalization: ArgoUML is available in American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Norwegian Bokmål, and Chinese.
Code generation: Code generation is provided for Java, C++, C#, PHP4, and PHP5.
Reverse engineering: The reverse engineering framework includes Java source support plus modules for Java JAR and class-file imports.
OCL: ArgoUML provides OCL constraint modeling with syntax and type checking through the Dresden OCL toolkit.
Cognitive assistance: Design critics analyze designs in the background and post suggestions to a to-do list without interrupting the designer.
Support: The project directs users to a mailing list for UML questions and an IRC channel at Freenode.
Price from: Free

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argouml-tigris-org.github.io/tigris/argouml/· checked 1 Oct 2026
argouml-tigris-org.github.io/tigris/argouml/features.html· checked 1 Oct 2026