Papyrus Designer is an extension of the Papyrus modeler. In order to install it, there are three different methods.
{empty}1. The easiest way (if Papyrus is not already installed) is to install the Papyrus SW designer RCP https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/papyrus/components/designer/releases/3.1.0/rcps/products/[Release RCP v3.1.0 based on Eclipse 2024-06]. Nightly RCPs for Eclipse 2024-06 are available as well https://ci.eclipse.org/papyrus/job/papyrus-designer-2024-06/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/releng/org.eclipse.papyrus.designer.product/target/products/[Nightly RCP based on Eclipse 2024-06].
{empty}1. The easiest way (if Papyrus is not already installed) is to install the Papyrus SW designer RCP https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/papyrus/components/designer/releases/3.1.0/rcps/products/[Release RCP v3.1.0 based on Eclipse 2024-06]. Nightly RCPs for Eclipse 2025-06 are available as well https://ci.eclipse.org/papyrus/job/Papyrus-Desktop-Designer-2025-06/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/releng/org.eclipse.papyrus.designer.product/target/products/[Nightly RCP based on Eclipse 2025-06].
{empty}2. Install Papyrus Software designer via the https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/papyrus-software-designer[market place].
{empty}3. Open the standard Eclipse installation dialog (Help->Install New Software).
Within, add either a release update site of SW designer:
https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/papyrus/components/designer/releases/3.0.0/p2[Release 3.0.0] (until 2023-06), https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/papyrus/components/designer/2.1.0[Release 2.1.0] (until 2021-06) or a nightly a
https://ci.eclipse.org/papyrus/job/papyrus-designer-2024-06/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/releng/org.eclipse.papyrus.designer.p2/target/repository/[nightly build] (2023-12 or newer).
https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/papyrus/components/designer/2.1.0[Release 2.1.0] (until 2021-06) or a nightly a
https://ci.eclipse.org/papyrus/job/Papyrus-Desktop-Designer-2025-06/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/releng/org.eclipse.papyrus.designer.p2/target/repository/[nightly build] (2025-06 or newer).
Please note that Papyrus SW designer depends on CDT (C++ code generation feature) and JDT (Java code generation) which require a Java VM 17 in recent Eclipse versions. This implies that you cannot use this installation option if your existing Eclipse installation ships with an embedded Java VM that is older or the installed Java in your system is older. This is currently the case for Papyrus RCPs older than 2023-03.
Please note that Papyrus SW designer depends on CDT (C++ code generation feature) and JDT (Java code generation) which require a Java VM 21 in recent Eclipse versions. This implies that you cannot use this installation option if your existing Eclipse installation ships with an embedded Java VM that is older or the installed Java in your system is older. This is currently the case for Papyrus RCPs older than 2023-03.
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==== Papyrus vs. Papyrus SW designer versions
Papyrus SW Designer is an extension of Papyrus, but it is not part of the release train and released independently of Papyrus itself. Therefore, the version numbers differ.
Release 3.2.0 of SW Designer is compatible with Papyrus 7.x starting from Eclipse 2025-06 +
Release 3.1.0 of SW Designer is compatible with Papyrus 6.x starting from Eclipse 2023-12 +
Release 3.0.0 of SW Designer is compatible with Papyrus 6.x until Eclipse 2023-06 +
Release 2.1.0 of SW Designer is compatible with Papyrus 5.0 and 6.0. +
