 yEd showing a BPMN diagram (process flow) | |
| Developer(s) | yWorks GmbH |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.23.1 (March 28, 2023[1] [2]) [±] |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Standard(s) | GraphML |
| Type | Diagramming software |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www |
yEd is a general-purpose diagramming program with a multi-document interface.
It is a cross-platform application written in Java that runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and other platforms that support the Java Virtual Machine.
It is released under a proprietary software license, that allows using a single copy gratis.[3]
An online version of yEd, yEd Live, also exists, and there is a Confluence version of yEd, Graphity for Confluence.
yEd can be used to draw many different types of diagrams,[4] including flowcharts, network diagrams, UMLs, BPMN, mind maps, organization charts, and entity-relationship diagrams. yEd also allows the use of custom vector and raster graphics as diagram elements.
yEd loads and saves diagrams from/to GraphML, an XML-based format. It can also print very large diagrams that span multiple pages.
- ^ "yEd Release Notes". Retrieved 25 Aug 2023.
- ^ "yEd for Mac Download". Retrieved 25 Aug 2023.
- ^ yEd Software License Agreement
- ^ Bremer, Lars (June 25, 2007), "Nimm's leicht", c't (in German), no. 14/2007, pp. 89–90, ISSN 0724-8679