Tools that may support projects

Please note:

• New tools might be added when available.
• If you know of any tool not in the list, please let me know.
• I haven't checked all tools.
• Sites might have been changed.
• I encourage you to use tools.
• Nevertheless, any word processor (say Word...) and tools like Powerpoint might be enough.
• Any remarks, suggestions, new tools and sites are welcome.

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Tools Developed by Students

• DorsGen. . An SRS generator.
• easyCRC. a CRC cards generator.

General Purpose Drawing Tools

• Visio
• Draw.io A diagram editor.
• Visio stencil The stencil lets you draw pictures and is much cheaper.
• Smartdraw Draw anything (e.g. DFDs) easily (Free version for limited period).
• Uses entity relationship diagrams (ERDs) to graphically design databases.
• Diagram Designer, design simple flow charts.
• Edraw Max, enables to create flowcharts, UML diagrams, database diagrams and more.
• Diagram Ring , draw DFD,ERD,Sequence and use case diagrams.
  
  

CRC Tools

• CRC tool. A simple, yet useful, tool.
• easyCRC. a CRC cards generator.
• Software Ideas Modeler, supports DFD, CRC and UML 2.2 diagrams. Download.
• Noun Phrase Extraction. a CRC cards generator.

UML Tools

• Violet UML Editor.
• Create and update UML diagrams in Google Docs via PlantUML, a text-based diagramming tool that uses Graphviz.
• UML Factory, a UML editor.
• astah community, drawing sequence diagrams online.
• astah community, a UML editor.
• Software Ideas Modeler, a lightweight and powerful CASE tool. It supports UML 2.2 diagrams as well as other ones (DFD,CRC). Download.
• model xtractor A comprehensive list of free UML tools. "... contains open source free UML products, as well as commercial UML software with at least one free trial version, a discount edition for personal or academic use, or a community edition."
  Probably covers most tools listed below.
• Rational Rose The "standard" UML tool; free to universities (but not as fully featured: e.g no "direction" arrows on association names ...)
• Rational Software Architect Model-driven development tool. Has a trial version.
• ArgoUML Free (research) modelling tool; fairly fully featured.
• Software ideas modeler lightweight CASE tool that supports UML2.
• BOUML A free UML 2 tool box allowing to specify and generate code in C++, Java, Idl, Php and Python.
• StarUML An Open Source UML/MDA Platform.
• SmartDraw Draw anything (e.g. UMLs) easily (Free version for limited period).
• DIA A freeware drawing tool; supports UML and other kinds of diagrams; intended to be a freeware Visio-like drawing tool rather than a modelling tool.
• Omondo A commercial tool; but has a free version as well.
• FreeCASE A freeware OO CASE tool that seems to be in very early development.
• ObjectDomain A commercial tool, claims to support full UML. Demo downloadable.
• Visual UML A commercial tool, has also free download. Good demos on how to use the tool and UML can be found here.
• MagicDraw
• ObjectPlant (Mac OS)
• ObjectTeamPE (Linux)
• Visual Paradigm, a free tool for using all UML diagrams.
• Visual Case A commercial tool. UML and E/R database design tool.
• Enterprise Architect. A commercial tool (yet includes free downloads). A UML CASE tool for software design and construction.
• Poseidon. A commercial tool (yet includes free downloads - community edition). A UML CASE tool for software design and construction.
• Violet - A UML editor.
• Another location for the UML editor Violet.
• NClass Create UML class diagrams.
• Quick Sequence Diagram Editor.
• Diagram Ring , draw DFD,ERD,Sequence and use case diagrams.
• Web Sequence Diagram Editor.
• UMLet. UMLet is an open-source UML tool with a simple user interface: draw UML diagrams fast, export diagrams to eps, pdf, jpg, svg, and clipboard, share diagrams using Eclipse, and create new, custom UML elements.
• Visio Stencil and Template for UML 2.2.
• Umbrello UML Modeler. Part of the KDE environment on Linux systems.
• A general list.
• Visual Use Case. This is a commercial tool, with a trial version.
• Research tools, IRVINE Uni.

Refactoring Tools

• RefactorIT RefactorIT is a comprehensive refactoring tool targeted at the needs of corporate developers.