plantuml ☆
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Description:
Draw UML diagrams
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.2025.10@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 4, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: uml diagrams visualization developer-tools documentation
Install: brew install plantuml
About:
PlantUML is a tool that allows users to create UML diagrams from plain text descriptions. It uses a simple and intuitive text language to define diagrams, which are then automatically rendered into images. This approach enables easy version control of diagrams alongside code and simplifies the process of visualizing complex systems.
Key Features:
  • Text-based diagram definition for easy version control
  • Supports a wide range of diagram types (UML, BPMN, Gantt, etc.)
  • Integrates with many tools including IDEs, wikis, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Open-source and platform-independent
Use Cases:
  • Generating software architecture diagrams from code comments
  • Creating sequence diagrams for API documentation
  • Visualizing database schemas and relationships
  • Planning project timelines with Gantt charts
Alternatives:
  • Mermaid – Mermaid is a JavaScript-based diagramming tool that is often integrated directly into Markdown renderers, making it excellent for web documentation.
  • Graphviz – Graphviz is a lower-level graph visualization tool that PlantUML uses under the hood; PlantUML provides a higher-level, UML-specific syntax.
Version History
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Nov 4, 2025 8:11pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 10ded198
Oct 4, 2025 8:38pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 44d7faf9
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Jan 7, 2025 8:14pm 0 VERSION_BUMP d07abe08
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