Eclipse Papyrus is a modeling environment dedicated to UML and related modeling languages. It targets model-based engineering projects ranging from software design to systems engineering.
Papyrus offers both desktop and web-based tooling. Its modeling environment can be adapted with profiles, custom palettes, properties views, model explorers, graphical notations and other domain-specific facilities.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports UML 2.5 modeling.
- Supports SysML and a range of related modeling standards.
- Class, object, package, component, deployment, activity, state machine, sequence, timing, use case and other UML diagrams.
- Custom UML profiles for domain-specific modeling.
- Graphical, textual and tabular editors.
- Customizable palettes, properties views and model explorers.
- Model execution, animation and simulation through complementary Papyrus technologies.
- Facilities for model-based analysis, testing and architecture exploration.
- Desktop and web-based modeling environments.
Website: eclipse.dev/papyrus
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Developer: Eclipse Papyrus Team
License: Eclipse Public License v2.0

Eclipse Papyrus is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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