StarUML v2.8.0 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Show stereotype icon in Model Explorer

Now you can see stereotype icons in Model Explorer. It makes you easier to identify stereotypes (e.g. boundary, entity, control) in the Model Explorer. Note that boundary, entity, control stereotypes included in the previous version (2.7.0 or lower) are not shown in Model Explorer. To show the icons, you need to re-apply UML Standard Profile and re-bind the stereotypes in this new version (2.8.0).

Stereotype icons in Model Explorer

Word wrap for attributes, operations and other text elements.

Now you can set word wrap for most of text elements including attributes, operations, association roles, etc. Word wrap settings are saved to the file, so these are restored when you loaded from file.

Word wrap for attributes, operations, etc.

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.7.0 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Additional Activity Diagram Elements

Now additional standard elements for Activity Diagram are supported: CentralBuffer, Datastore, ExceptionHandler, InterruptibleActivityRegion, StructuredActivity and ExpansionRegion.

Additional Activity Diagram Elements

Show “nullable” and “unique” in ER Diagram

Now you can see the “nullable” and “unique” properties in ER diagram. Capital “U” is shown in left section for “unique” columns and capital “N” is shown in left section for “nullable” columns.

Nullable and Unique Properties in ER Diagram

Solved font lazy-loading problem

When StarUML started, fonts in the diagram are not well rendered because fonts are lazily loaded. This lazy loading problem is solved so now you can see correctly rendered fonts even when StarUML is first started.

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.6.0 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Flowchart Diagram

Now you can create Flowchart Diagrams. Flowchart is one of the most popular diagram. To create Flowchart, select [Add Diagram > Flowchart Diagram] menu.

Flowchart Diagram

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.5.1 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Support Mac OS X – El Capitan

StarUML is updated to support Mac OS X – El Capitan, so now you can use split view feature of El Capitan. By pressing maximize window button while over than 1~2 seconds, you can drop the window on left area or right area in maximized mode.

Split View of El Capitan

Minor Updates

This release includes some minor updates and bug fixes.

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.5.0 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Diagram Thumbnails View

As the number of diagrams is increased, it is difficult to find a particular diagram you want to see or edit. Diagram thumbnails view is very helpful to find the diagram you want to open. To open this view, check [ View > Diagram Thumbnails ] or click on the Diagram Thumbnails toggle button in Toolbar.

Diagram Thumbnails View

Hyperlinks

Now you can create Hyperlinks to Diagrams, Elements, and URLs. You can easily create a hyperlink to a diagram by just drag a diagram from Model Explorer and drop on a diagram area. When you double click the hyperlink, then automatically open the referenced diagram or open the URL in a default browser.

Hyperlinks to Diagram, Element and URL

Support Accept Time Event Action

Now Accept Time Event Action element is supported for Activity Diagram.

Accept Time Event Action

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.4.0 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Retina (High-DPI) Display Support

Finally Retina (High-DPI) Display is supported (Mac OS X and Windows only). Diagrams, texts and icons are razor sharp. You can also get diagrams as the high-dpi bitmap images (PNG and JPEG).

Retina Display Support

Shorthands in QuickEdit for Fast Modeling

Now QuickEdit is extended with many shorthands used for creating elements quickly. When you want to create a sub-class, for example, you have to create a class and then create a generalization by connecting the two class. Now, you can do this by just clicking “Add Sub-class” button in QuickEdit at once. This feature allows you to build a model very fast.

Shorthands for Fast Modeling

Suppression of Editors

Now you can suppress each editor such as Style Editor, Property Editor and Documentation Editor.

Supression of Editors

Style Editor Improvements (Formatting and Alignment)

StyleEditor now provides most of functionalities for formatting and alignment.

Style Editor Improvement

Sizing Elements Equally

Three menus for sizing selected elements are appended in [Format > Alignment] menu and Style Editor. “Set Width Equally” sets widths of selected elements equally and “Set Height Equally” sets heights of selected elements equally. “Set Size Equally” sets the both widths and heights of selected elements equally.

UML Improvements (Receptions and Internal Transitions)

Now you can create Receptions in Classifiers and Internal Transitions  in Composite States. For more information about Receptions and Internal Transitions, please refer to UML Specification.

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.3.0 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Replaced by CEF 2171 (Stability and Performance Improvement)

Finally we have replaced application shell based on CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework) by new version (CEF 2171) for Windows and Mac OS X (not yet for Linux).It dramatically enhances stability and performance. For clarify, our application shell is totally depends on Brackets Shell.

Advanced Font System

We have also replaced font features by a new advanced font system, so you can use any TrueType fonts including CJK (Chinese-Japanese-Korean) fonts in diagrams as well as in the generated PDF document. Default fonts are changed and packaged with installer as follow:

• Liberation Fonts (substitute for Arial, Courier New, and Times New Roman)
• Noto Sans CJK Fonts (used for CJK characters)
• Lato
• Roboto
• Source Sans Pro
• Source Code Pro

CJK characters in PDF

PDF printing with Lato font

New font system also allow to install your own fonts (at this time we only support TrueType fonts). Default fonts are placed in <INSTALL_DIR>/www/styles/fonts/. If you want to add a new font, create a folder and place all .ttf files and then make an appropriate font.json file.

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.2.0 is now available for download. This release includes the following features and fixed issues.

Quick Search for Model Explorer

Now you can find an element quickly using Quick Search in Model Explorer. Just type any keyword in the Quick Search input widget placed on the top of Model Explorer. Quick Search quickly suggests elements matched with the keyword.

Quick Search for Model Explorer

Quick Search for Element Picker Dialog

Quick Search is also supported in Element Picker Dialog. It allows you select an element very easy and fast.

Quick Search for Element Picker Dialog

Suggestion for Property Editor

When you can just enter a part of name of types or stereotypes in Property Editor, now StarUML automatically suggests matched candidate types or stereotypes. This feature will dramatically reduce the time to find the element in Element Picker or enter the full name.

Auto Complete for Property Editor

Alphabetical Sorting in Model Explorer

Now elements can be sorted by name in alphabetical order in Model Explorer. To change the sort kind, click the configure button on the top right corner.

Sort by Name in Model Explorer

The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.1.4 (Hotfix) is now available for download. This release includes the some fixed issues. The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.

StarUML v2.1.3 (Hotfix) is now available for download. This release includes the some fixed issues. The detailed resolved issues can be found at Release Note.