title: Text based UML Diagram Generators
body: <p>Which generator tools do you know that are able to generate UML (and perhaps other) diagrams out of text (simple ASCII) based input?</p>
  
  <p>I know about <a href="http://plantuml-depend.sourceforge.net/screenshot/screenshot.html">http://plantuml-depend.sourceforge.net/screenshot/screenshot.html</a></p>
  
  <p>I'm looking for something like</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="http://yuml.me/">http://yuml.me/</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.websequencediagrams.com/#">https://www.websequencediagrams.com/#</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Requirements:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Generator shouldn't have too many dependencies</li>
  <li>CLI based - specify input and output file</li>
  <li>Output names should be predictable or specifiable</li>
  <li>Possible output formats: SVG, PNG, JPEG, PDF</li>
  <li>Generator should be free to use, or available for purchase (no subscription)</li>
  <li>Ideally diagram layouting can be influenced in case default layout isn't pleasant</li>
  <li>Clean visual diagrams - pleasant to view and read</li>
  <li>Actively maintained software</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Alternatively to a CLI Tool reading ASCII input I'd also be interested in UML Libraries.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks so far
  Claude</p>