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yEd Graph Editor

Downloads

Download yEd 3.18.1.1

The current version is 3.18.1.1. To check your version, open the Help menu and choose About.

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yEd for WindowsyEd installer for 64-bit Windows Vista or later. Includes a suitable Java 10 JRE.
yEd for Mac OS XyEd installer for Mac OS X 10.10 or higher. Includes its own embedded Java 10 JRE.
yEd for LinuxyEd installer script for 64-bit Linux systems (Intel/AMD architecture). Either chmod +x first, or execute using sh. Includes a suitable Java 10 JRE.
yEd (executable Jar)Zipped yEd Jar file for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Requires an installed Java 8, 9, or 10 JRE.

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Release Notes

The latest release of yEd Graph Editor is version 3.18.1.1

yEd 3.18.1.1 - Changes Since 3.18.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed 'NoSuchMethodError: <init>' problems that prevented yEd from starting on some Windows machines.[Q&A 13631]
  • Many bugfixes in yEd's layout algorithms.

General

  • The JREs that come with the Windows, macOS, and Linux installers have been updated to Java 10.0.2.
    Additionally, Windows and Linux installers with embedded Java 8 runtime environments are available again for people experiencing problems with Java 10.

yEd 3.18.1 - Changes Since 3.18.0.2

General

  • The JREs that come with the Windows, macOS, and Linux installers have been updated to Java 10.0.1. Thus, the installer based versions of yEd require a 64-bit Windows/Linux operating system or Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) to run.
    The zipped yEd Jar file may still be run on 32-bit Windows/Linux operating systems and Mac OS X 10.8/10.9 with an installed Java 8 JRE.

New Features

  • Added new layout algorithm for Systems Biology Graphical Notation (SBGN) diagrams.

Improvements

  • Added support for display scaling on Windows operating systems.

Bugfixes

  • Addressed issues that could happen with the platform-native file chooser dialog on macOS and Linux.
  • Many bugfixes, great and small.

yEd 3.18.0.2 - Changes Since 3.18.0.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed an exception that happened when calling the Tree Map layout algorithm on an empty graph.

yEd 3.18.0.1 - Changes Since 3.18

Bugfixes

  • Addressed issues that could happen with the platform-native file chooser dialog on macOS and Linux.

yEd 3.18 - Changes Since 3.17.2

New Features

  • Added new Tree Map layout algorithm that makes it easy to generate tree maps.

Improvements

  • Many improvements of the One-Click Layout.
  • yEd now uses the platform-native file chooser dialog on Windows, macOS, and Linux to improve the platform-specific user experience.
  • The JREs that are installed by the Windows, macOS, and Linux installers have been updated to Java 1.8.0_162.

Bugfixes

  • Many bugfixes, great and small.

Previous Releases

See the release notes of previous yEd versions.

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