macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sdeditlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 8932
Install sdedit with Homebrew, pacman
Tool for generating sequence diagrams very quickly. Version 4.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with pacman: sudo pacman -S sdedit.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sdeditArch Linux sync databases · sdedit · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Tool for generating sequence diagrams very quickly
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sdedit
history
Project history and usage
Quick Sequence Diagram Editor, commonly packaged as sdedit, generates UML sequence diagrams from a compact textual description of objects and messages. It automatically lays out lifelines and messages and exports to raster, vector, and document formats.
Project history
The project was registered on SourceForge in September 2006 and developed as a Java desktop and command-line tool. Its historical change log records the addition of plugins, multithreading features, printing, titles and descriptions, Javadoc integration, and increasingly configurable diagram presentation.
Development later moved to the sdedit organization on GitHub. The repository includes the QSD application and library trees, and the SourceForge project page explicitly identifies that GitHub repository as the source-code host.
Adoption history
The supplied package metadata records Homebrew and Arch-style pacman packaging. The project also supported use as a Javadoc taglet, which gave Java developers a way to generate sequence diagrams as part of API documentation.
How it is used
Users write object declarations and message lines, preview the generated sequence diagram in the editor, or invoke sdedit from a shell with an input file and output format. The command-line interface can produce PDF, PostScript, SVG, PNG, and other formats for automated documentation workflows.
Why package nerds care
sdedit is an early diagram-as-code tool: it trades free-form drawing for a small textual language and deterministic automatic layout. That makes the Java application useful both interactively and in scripted documentation builds.
Timeline
- 2006: The SourceForge project was registered.
- 2017: The GitHub repository published the 4.2 beta series with HTML rendering.
- 2020: The SourceForge project recorded its latest listed update.
Related projects
- The application uses FreeHEP VectorGraphics for export and includes a Javadoc taglet for embedding generated diagrams in Java documentation.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sdedit | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version4.2.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sdedit |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sdedit.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
pacman95%
sdedit 4.2.1-2
Lightweight sequence diagram editor
sudo pacman -S sdedit- License: BSD
- Architecture: any
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sdedit
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation