Installation Instructions
For older releases please see the Legacy Section at the bottom of this page.
Release 3.0 and Up
Starting with Release 3.0, JetUML is distributed in two formats:
- Self-contained application: A large OS-specific download that must be installed on your system, but that does not require the Java platform.
- Thin Jar: A small Java archive (jar) file that does not include any of the dependencies. This option is available for experienced users who just want to download a tiny file and run it from the command-line. The thin jar is OS-independent but requires to have Java 14 or later and JavaFX 14 or later installed.
Self-Contained Application
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Download the file
JetUML-<Version>-<OS>.<ext>that corresponds to your operating system from the latest release page. -
Run or install the file as customary on the appropriate operating system. You will be asked where to extract the application and a shortcut will be added to the desktop.
Thin Jar
This format requires that you have both Java and JavaFX version 14 or above running on your system.
Download file JetUML-<Version>.jar from the latest release page, to a local directory.
To run JetUML, open a command-line terminal window and enter the command below from the same directory where you downloaded the file, or write a script to execute it more conveniently.
javaw --module-path "PATH_TO_JAVAFX_LIB" --add-modules=javafx.controls,javafx.swing,java.desktop,java.prefs -jar JETUML_FILE
Where PATH_TO_JAVAFX_LIB is the full path to the lib directory of the javafx installation and JETUML_FILE is the path to the JetUML jar downloaded. For example:
javaw --module-path "C:\Program Files\Java\javafx-sdk-11.0.2\lib" --add-modules=javafx.controls,javafx.swing,java.desktop,java.prefs -jar JetUML-3.0.jar
Legacy
Versions prior to 2.0 will run as a self-executing jar on any version of Java. Versions 2.0 and higher require JavaFX. They will run as a self-executing jar on Java 8 only. To run versions 2.0-2.6 on Java 11 and later, follow the instructions for thin jar, above.