ArgoUml

ArgoUml is an Open Source application which uses the UML to model the design of computer software. The application is implemented in Java and distributed under the BSD license. It provides minimal support for most diagram types of the UML standard and includes cognitive support.

Software Development Magazine gives annual awards to popular software development tools in various categories. In 2003 ArgoUML was a finalist in the "Design and Analysis Tools" category. It received a runner-up award, beating many commercial tools.

• Improvements:
  • 'To do' items saved for persistent cognitive support
  • better toolbars
  • supports java 1.3 and 1.4 on windows, linux, mac
  • run via Java web start
  • i18n support for English, German, French, Spanish and Russian
  • new modules: classfile import, xmi export
  • improved code generation and reverse engineering.
  • better explorer support
  • new OCL constraints toolkit for Classes.
  • language support: java, php, c++ and csharp
  • improved performance
  • look and feel support
  • improved class diagram auto layout

• Unresolved issues with this release:
  • sequence diagrams have been removed for this release.
  • there are approximately 330 unresolved defects in our bug database