Visual Paradigm Community Edition

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I checked this out because Visio is just so incredibly goofy as compared to how I think a flowchart system should work.  Anyway, this program has TONS of features, a huge program that clearly has something to offer ahead of Visio.  Makes Visio seem small by comparison, but unfortunately also ventures into blah usability.  Still, it's free.

Setup: Win7x64
Version: 12.0 Build 20150403

There's a watermark unless you do an email registration.

Status: Not portable, writes settings to AppData\Roaming\VisualParadigm

Also writes some minor items to HKU\..\Software\ej-technologies and JavaSoft ... so even if the AppData piece was fixed, it's unlikely to be stealth.


Sites:
http://www.visual-paradigm.com/

http://www.visual-paradigm.com/download/community.jsp

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-S ... able.shtml

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Old thread update:

I still can't find anything suggesting that this program has addressed portability but it has been seeing regular updates for the last year, now with v.13.1 out.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programmin ... tion.shtml

I haven't had a specific need for a program yet or I'd reach out to developers, but it's still nice to see this an active freeware project functioning as an alternative to Visio and other tools.

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Tested the latest version (v13.2) and unfortunately the program now nags you for “activation” which is registration by email.

Happily, I did find a somewhat complex workaround for basic portability, meaning you may have to go through this sequence again if you change folders or drive letters:

1. Download, unzip, and run the program (Visual Paradigm.exe)
2. In the Help tab, choose “Switch Workplace” which lets you manage your settings:

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3. Change the workplace to .\settings123 (or whatever). This writes settings to \bin\.\settings123 in the main folder

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When you save your project, you can choose the folder below “VPProjects” and it will remain in the settings123 folder.

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It's not stealth as there's still a VPProjects folder in USER\My Documents

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Update here: Still in development with update earlier this year ... now at version 16.3 (changelog)

Other notes:

64-bit only now
License: free for non-commercial use