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I need to find a good, powerful and reliable UML diagram editor. I cannot use visio for this - I just go mad because of its usability. Can anyone recommend me a good one?

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Here is one, Dia. Pretty good and works on Linux, Unix and Windows

Anders Eriksson
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+1 on Dia! I use it on Windows XP to draw UML class, sequence, and state diagrams among others. I like it because it supports flowcharts, unlike other UML-only programs like StarUML.

szielenski
+1 ? You should vote for the answer, really.
Bedwyr Humphreys
You are correct. I will do that next time.
szielenski
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StarUML, free and lightwhight

Benny
... and crashes often, among other annoyances.
Bedwyr Humphreys
... and is not actively developed anymore.
Stefan Steinegger
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Jude/Community is cross-platform and easy to use.

John Paulett
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I use Enterprise Architect, which is what we used on my UML course. It's not free, but there's a trial version, and I think it's really good. Covers every type of UML diagram, I think, and it's the easiest to use that I've found.

Robert Grant
IMHO, EA is probably the second worst tools around (after rational rose, does it still exist?). I mean: it works pretty well for just drawing a bit UML. But there are 5000 additional features which are not usable, do not work properly and pollute the UI until you can't find anything. Ironically, these features is what you pay for.
Stefan Steinegger