Cinco

The framework provides a generator‑driven development environment for creating domain‑specific graphical modeling tools. Built on the Eclipse Modeling Framework and the Graphiti graphical tooling infrastructure, it abstracts much of the underlying API complexity, allowing developers to focus on the semantics of their models rather than low‑level integration details.

It supports the definition of custom modeling products through a dedicated product definition format, automatically generating Eclipse perspectives, project wizards, and a properties view that can display hierarchical attributes. The tool also includes a textual serialization format for models and mechanisms for post‑creation hooks, facilitating integration with existing workflows.

Targeted at developers building specialized graphical editors—such as hierarchical schedulers, state‑chart designers, or flow‑graph editors—the framework is stable, macOS‑compatible, and has been released in multiple versions with incremental feature additions and hotfixes.