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Just need it for a hand full of diagrams. Any recommendations?

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OmniGraffle

Clint
Not free, I think?
anon
It is not free.
Alex Reynolds
I thought new macs came with this bundled or something.
Min
You can do simple diagrams with the free version. Up to 20 or so objects.
Clint
No. I tried. You can just test it for 14 days. I downloaded the Standard Edition demo. Costs 99 USD. Pretty much when almost never diagramming anything ;)
Thanks
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ArgoUML is probably the leading OSS tool - it's a Java app, so should run anywhere.

anon
I would like to mention that ArgoUML is functional. However, the interface needs some work and it has corrupted some of my diagrams. YMMV.
JP
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I think this question will help you out: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18814/best-uml-application-for-mac-osx-cross-platform

Brian
There are two forms of ArgoUML I have learned. An Eclipse and Non-eclipse version. Agro started out non-eclipse and it looks like a side project ported it to eclipse.
Ted Johnson
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OmniGraffle is really worth the money. Otherwise, you're likely stuck with either the Java tools, or Dia in all its Gtk glory.

Sii
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Take a look at TopCoder UML tool or ArgoUML. Argo's UI can be a little clumsy sometimes, but it works fine.

GClaramunt
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I agree that OmniGraffle is worth the money. When I didn't have money and I needed to sketch up some quick diagrams, I hacked it with SeaShore. It is not meant for UML diagramming, but it is a good free "MS Paint" type thing for OS X.

Tony
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I've used Jude Community Edition on the Mac. It's a java application. The UI isn't perfect, but its free and does a pretty good job.

Ryan Michela
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Tobin Harris
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Try Bouml:

http://bouml.free.fr/screenshots.html

vext01
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yEd Graph Editor is great to quickly create UML diagrams without the typical UML tool overhead. It's free and it is available for Mac OS, Linux, and Windows.