0.2.7 How to Install Violet

Install Violet UML Editor

Violet UML Editor is the UML diagramming tool used in this course. Install the course-provided version, confirm that it starts, and then continue to the Violet getting-started material.

Install Violet
Download Violet UML Editor 2.1.0

Download the course package to your computer.

Download Violet UML Editor 2.1.0
Unblock and extract the ZIP file

Windows may mark files downloaded from the internet as blocked. Unblock the downloaded ZIP before extracting it so the extracted Violet files inherit the correct security state.

Unblock the downloaded file
  1. In File Explorer, right-click `Violet 2.1.0.zip` and choose Properties.
  2. On the General tab, look near the bottom of the window for Unblock.
  3. If Unblock is present, select it and click Apply, then OK.
  4. Extract the ZIP to a folder where you can keep Violet for this course.
Make sure Java is installed

Violet 2.1.0 requires Java. If Java is already installed and Violet starts normally, no additional Java setup is needed.

Java downloads
Run Violet UML Editor

Open Violet from the folder you extracted. A successful installation reaches a start screen similar to the one below.

Violet UML Editor 2.1.0 start screen showing static-view and dynamic-view UML diagram choices.
Violet UML Editor 2.1.0
Next step

Installation only prepares the tool. The next page shows how to begin working in Violet.