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Umple Tools

Umple files conventionally use the extension .ump. To create a model or a system you would use one or more of the following tools to view, edit and compile .ump files.

• UmpleOnline. UmpleOnline allows you to instantly experiment with Umple on the web. You can explore examples or create your own and save them in the "cloud". You can generate code as well as several other outputs. The UmpleOnline section of this User manual describes how to use UmpleOnline. Note that UmpleOnline can be run locally on your machine by using a Docker image. See the DockerHub page for information.
• Eclipse. To use Umple with Eclipse, you need to load an Umple Eclipse plugin. This can be obtained from our downloads site.


• Command-line based compiler You can always use Umple from the command line, typically from an ant script. Simply download the latest officially released version of the umple jar, and run it as "java -jar umple.jar *.ump". A shell script called umple is also available in the dev-tools directory to make the preceding easier. The dev-tools directory also has other tools to automate useful tasks for building and using Umple. Additionally you can download and install the Umple jar file and the umple shell script using chocolatey (Windows), or brew (Mac).


• For the adventurous, the bleeding-edge continuous build version of the Umple command-line compiler can be obtained here.


• Plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio Code. This plugin allows basic editing and compilation of Umple in Visual Studio Code.


• Plugin for Sublime Text. Try this Umple Plugin if you use Sublime Text.

More details on downloading, installing and running Umple can be found here.