yEd Graph Editor
Downloads
Download yEd 3.9
The current version is 3.9. To check your version, open the Help menu and choose About.
| Platform | File | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Exe file
(40.9 MB) |
yEd installer for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Includes a suitable JRE. |
| Mac OS X |
Dmg file
(24.7 MB) |
yEd installer for Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 (Intel and PPC), 10.6, and 10.7 |
| Linux |
Sh file
(44.7 MB) |
yEd installer script.
Either chmod +x first, or execute using sh.
|
| Java |
Zip file
(23.4 MB) |
Zipped yEd Jar file. For experts only. Requires Oracle's JRE 6. |
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Release Notes
The latest release of yEd Graph Editor is version 3.9.
yEd 3.9 - Changes Since 3.8
New Features
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The new SmartFree label models make interactive placement of node labels
and edge labels easier than ever.
They combine free placement with support for interactive snapping to dedicated
positions like, for example, the border of nodes and the middle of an edge.
Further improvements include support for automatic edge label rotation corresponding to the direction of a label's associated edge segment, and fixed as well as proportional node label alignment with node borders. - Enhanced GEDCOM import with new support for ANSI, ASCII, UTF-8, and UTF-16 file encodings. A broad range of common GEDCOM data records is imported as custom properties. [Q&A 275], [Q&A 435]
- Enhanced BPMN 2.0 support with palette symbols for all Event, Gateway, and Activity Markers. [Q&A 109]
- Added a new dedicated layout algorithm for flowchart diagrams.
Improvements
- Rendering of the group state icons is configurable in the Preferences dialog. It can be turned off, either only for exporting or for all views. [Q&A 83]
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Simplified entering and editing of color values: it's now possible to type and
to copy/paste them.
Also, hexadecimal values (like
#3399FF) are supported as well. - The Family Tree layout algorithm produces better results for complicated family ties and is, in general, more stable with respect to the GEDCOM input data.
- Even for small zoom factors, the graph view always paints the true shape of Shape nodes and the true path of curved edges. Similarly, the overview now paints the true shapes and paths of these elements, too.
- Context views display the groups containing selected nodes, if the new setting 'Hierarchy Aware' is enabled in the Preferences dialog.
- The display time of tooltips is customizable in the Preferences dialog. [Q&A 191]
- Rendering the currently selected elements in the foreground can be turned off in the Preferences dialog.
- Analogous to custom properties of nodes, all custom properties of edges are considered by a copy/paste operation. [Q&A 343]
- The Duplicate command works for node labels and edge labels, too.
Bugfixes
- Improved compatibility with Java 7 and OpenJDK which resolves errors like 'Could not initialize class org.freehep.graphicsio.ImageGraphics2D' and 'java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError'.
- Corrected an error in the Centrality tool which resulted in a NullPointerException.
- Corrected an error in the Excel import which required the node list data range to start in the first column of a sheet.
- Various corrections in all layout algorithms.
