Gaphor CASE Tool

Gaphor CASE tool - Gaphor is an open-source UML tool for the GNOME desktop environment. Gaphor uses a UML 2.0 compliant data model, can import classes from Python source code and can export high quality graphic representations of the models.

Features
Gaphor supports class diagrams, use case diagrams, action diagrams and component diagrams. It can export high quality SVG or PDF diagrams. It also includes XMI export.

It has a plugin infrastructure to ease the addition of functionality.

• Gaphor has a UML 2.0 compliant data model. This guarantees future compatibility with other modeling tools.
• The data model is developed in Gaphor itself!
• Diagram items can be used freely in every diagram. No restrictions what so ever.
• Support for stereotypes on classes, interfaces and packages graphically. You can define stereotypes for class types (e.g. Class or State assign them to the appropriate elements in your diagram.
• Classes support stereotype attributes. Extra stereotype information can be defined by setting attributes on the stereotypes.
• SVG, PNG, PDF diagram exports.
• Cross platform: Gaphor works on both Unix (including Mac OS X) and Windows.
• Stable file format. We warrant that older files will be readable by Gaphor.
• Plugin infrastructure makes Gaphor easy to extend.

The following diagram types are supported:

• Class diagrams
• Component diagrams
• Use case diagrams
• Action diagrams
• Interaction diagrams
• State diagrams
• Profiles

Gaphor' characteristics

• Gaphor is a free tool
• Gaphor is a open source tool
• Gaphor has maturity level of: commercial tool
• Gaphor 'Platform: linux
• added on March 21, 2010
• modified on July 25, 2010
• Gaphor' home: (external link) http://gaphor.sourceforge.net/

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