Open Source Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Software

EJE is a simple Java editor, perfect to learn Java, without learning a complex development tool. EJE is multi-platform (written in Java), light- weight, user-friendly and have several useful basic features. A good help to start with Java! Supports the study of the Java for Aliens book (www.javaforaliens.com), or other my books (Italian Language) like www.nuovojava.it. You don't need to install the JDK anymore (the runtime is embedded). See the video "How to create the "Hello World App in 20 Seconds" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKiEAGbEk2k

TinyUML is a free software tool for easy and quick creation of UML 2 diagrams. It is implemented for the Java platform. At least Java SE 6 is required.

ArgoUML is hosted at http://www.argouml.org, please go there for all file releases and resources. Thanks!

AFMS is an Artefact Management System to manage some of the artefacts appearing in the development process of a product. Artefacts are for example requirements, use cases or test cases. AFMS contains an artefact editor and a test execution tool.

A openArchitectureWare based Generator for deriving a WS-Agreement document from a formal description of a (Web-)Service and its associated assertions (SLO) to Quality Of Service (QoS). You can use predefined QoS parameters as well as introduce new ones.

JPEd is a graphical editor for processes descriptions. It uses the XPDL 1.0 interchange format as specified by the WfMC.

Requirement Heap is a web based requirement management /business analysis application. It allows to enter requirement in rich text, supports versioning and the management of requirements. It also handles use cases, interviews and test cases. It allows multiple projects. Stakeholders and glossaries can be handled per project or globally.

This project provides a workbench for Systems Engineering purposes. It mainly constists of tools to support analyses, like meassure of effectiveness. They're based on a set of plugins for the Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) platform.

TOM is a tool for designing, planning, executing and analyzing software tests.

Xuse manages requirements, use cases & other artefacts that drive software design. Xuse focuses on clear documentation & communication. It defines an XML data model for requirements & use cases with XSLT providing multiple derived views: HTML/SVG/PDF. Note there is no GUI for entering requirements, however another project (https://sourceforge.net/projects/xguse/) will provide a GUI.