Tips on PlantUML

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

PlantUML¶

PlantUML is a great text to UML tool. It can be used to create flowcharts too.

You can try it online at PlantText . You can download the the reference guide at PlantUML Language Reference Guide .

You can run your own PlantUML server with Docker. Please refer to How to Run the PlantUML Server with Docker for details.

PlantUML for Visual Studio Code¶

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jebbs.plantuml

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Mebrahtom.plantumlpreviewer

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/inserting-uml-in-markdown-using-vscode/

References¶

python-plantuml

PlantUML Gizmo bundled for Google Docs and Slides

PlantUML Gizmo

PlantUML in a Nutshell

Activity Diagram

Example Gallery

Real World PlantUML

PlantUML Q&A

PlantUML Plugins

MS Word Plugin

plantuml-server

How to Run the PlantUML Server with Docker