Mac OSX/Cross Platform UML Sketching Tools?

Question

A similar question had been asked a year or two ago, but I wanted to see if anyone has any new answers. I'm looking for a lightweight UML sketching tool that runs on Mac OSX. I really only care for diagramming and do not need code generation, etc.

I prefer free, but am open to purchasing something if it's good and reasonable. I absolutely love Visio in conjunction with Pavel Hruby's UML stencils (http://softwarestencils.com/uml/index.html), but cannot stand to boot into windows whenever I need to diagram or make a quick edit. I've tried out OmniGraffle before, but found it was not as easy to use/edit as Visio.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I use Argo UML http://argouml.tigris.org/

Answer 2

I use Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML). It is good staff! http://www.visual-paradigm.com/product/vpuml/ And free community edition is provided.

Answer 3

Open-source Topcased is worth a try.

Answer 4

If you want something MAC-specific (though with plenty of limitations) you may try CanvasUML http://www.ditchnet.org/canvasuml/

Answer 5

I like UMLet (http://www.umlet.com/) . It is XML based (good for diff'ing). Also, because it is developed in Java, should run on any UI based platform.

Answer 6

I like violet, its very simple to use. Its written in Java so you should be able to run it on anything with a JVM.

http://alexdp.free.fr/violetumleditor/page.php

Answer 7

Check out http://creately.com - its web-based so works great on the Mac. Also allows you to invite your fellow devs to comment and work on your designs. Support for Use Cases, Class, Sequence, Activity diagrams and pretty much everything you'll need for quickly sketching up your designs.

Some samples here - http://creately.com/Draw-UML-and-Class-Diagrams-Online