List of information graphics software

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List of information graphics software

This is a list of software to create any kind of information graphics:

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Software Example(s) Interface License(s) Initial release year Latest release Operating system Distinguishing features
LicenseOpen source (yes/no)
Kst GUI, CLI GPL Yes 2004 2021, v 2.0.x Linux, macOS, Windows Fast real-time large-dataset plotting and viewing tool with basic data analysis functions
AIDALGPLYes 2001October 2003 / 3.2.1Open interfaces and formats for particle physics data processing
AlgebratorGUIProprietaryNo 19992009 / 4.2Linux, macOS, Sugar, Windows2D graphs
BaudlineThumbGUIProprietaryNo 2000July 21, 2010 / 1.08FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, SolarisSignal analysis tool
D3jsJavaScript libraryBSDYes 2011August 25, 2018 / 5.7.0web browsers, js enginesstatic and dynamic presentations
DADiSPThumbGUI, command line, SPL script languageProprietaryNo 1987January 17, 2017 / 6.7 B02WindowsNumerical analysis and signal processing with a spreadsheet-like interface
DAPGNU-style copyleft[1]Yes 1998April 16, 2014 / 3.10Statistics
DataGraphGUI, command lineProprietaryNo 2006February 17, 2020 / 4.5.1macOS2D graphing, animations, data analysis, linear and non-linear curve fitting
DataSceneGUISharewareNo 2009March 2011 / 3.0.7Linux, Unix/X11, Windows2D & 3D graphing, animated graphs, data analysis, curve fitting, and data monitoring
EditGridGUI (web based)No 2006Any (Web-based application)Online spreadsheet; service to end May 1, 2014
EJSThumbGUIGPLYes 2014Linux, macOS, WindowsCreates ODE solving interactive, ready-to-publish Java applets
Epi InfoGPLYes 1985February 2, 2018 / 7.2.2.6WindowsStatistics
EViewsProprietaryNo 1994June 21, 2017 / 10Statistics
FitykThumbGUI, command lineGPLYes 2004December 19, 2016 / 1.3.1Linux, macOS, Windowsspecialized in curve fitting
FlexProProprietaryNo 19912017MS Windows only
FreeMatThumbGPL[2]Yes 2004June 30, 2013 / 4.2Linux, macOS, Windows
FusionChartsThumbGUI (web based), JavaScript Charting LibraryProprietaryNo 2002November 1, 2016 / 3.11.3All Web Browsers (including IE 6), JS EnginesInteractive JavaScript Charts
GeoGebraThumbGUIGPL with non-commercial restriction[3]Yes 2001September 3, 2017 / 6.0.385.0Linux, macOS, Sugar, Windows, AndroidVery good for rendering geometry, graphs, statistical diagrams, (LaTeX) formula rendering; all antialiased in PNG Export; exports to SVG, EPS, EMF, PNG, PDF
GephiThumbGUIGPLv3 / CDDL 1.0Yes 2008February 14, 2016 / 0.9.1Linux, macOS, WindowsNetworks and complex systems, dynamic and hierarchical graphs
ggplot2RGPL2Yes 2007December 30, 2016 / 2.2.1Cross-platformBased on The Grammar of Graphics
Grafana
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GUI (web based) GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Yes 2014 August 1 2022 / 9.0.6 All Web Browsers Diagrams, Live Data Analysis, Public Dashboards
GnumericGUIGPL[4]Yes 2001August 19, 2018 / 1.12.43Cross-platformSpreadsheet
GNU OctaveThumbGUI, command line, C, C++, FortranGPLYes 1993April 13, 2023 / 8.2.0FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, OS/2 (including eComStation and ArcaOS), Solaris, Windows, AndroidMATLAB compatible, built-in ODE and DAE solvers, extensive user contributed toolboxes
GnuplotThumbCommand line, Python, Ruby, Smalltalk, third-party GUIsOwn licenseYes 1986June 1, 2023 / 5.4.8Amiga, Atari ST, BeOS, Linux, Mac, DOS, OS/2 (including eComStation and ArcaOS), OS-9/68k, Ultrix, Windows, VMS, AndroidBuilt in scripting language
GrADScommand lineGPLYes 1988April 25, 2018 / 2.2.1Linux, macOS, Windows, Solaris, IBM AIX, DEC Alpha, IRIXVisualization of Earth science data
GraphPad PrismGUIproprietaryNo 1989October 12, 2016 / 7.0bMac, Windows
GraceThumbCommand line, GUI, various APIsGPLYes 1998February 14, 2015 / 5.1.25Linux, Mac(X11), Windows (cygwin)Uses Motif; fork of Xmgr
GraphvizDOT languageCPLYes 1991December 25, 2016 / 2.40.1Linux, macOS, Windows
gretlGUIGPLYes 2000September 3, 2018 / 2018cLinux, Mac, WindowsSpecialized in econometrics and time series analyses, built-in scripting language, interface to gnuplot and R
HippoDrawGPL v2Yes 1992October 2007 / 1.21.3C++-based data analysis system
IGOR ProThumbGUIproprietaryNo 1989April 11, 2019 / 8.0.3Mac, Windows3D and volume visualization, Curve and peak fitting, Signal processing, Image processing
ILNumericsMath library for .NET, C#GPL / proprietaryNo 2006June 11, 2015 / v4.8Windows and LinuxMath library with rich visualization features (interactive 3D scenes, scientific plotting) and MATLAB-like syntax
JFreeChartThumbGUI, Java, GroovyLGPLYes 2000November 5, 2017 / 1.5.0Any (Java)
JMPThumbGUI, scriptingproprietaryNo 1989March 9, 2021 / 16.0Mac, WindowsInteractive statistical graphics
Calligra SheetsThumbGUIGPLYes 2010March 21, 2017 / 3.0.1 Linux (KDE)The charting tool of Calligra Suite, an integrated graphic art and office suite developed by KDE
KigGUIGPLYes 2006Geometry diagrams only
LabPlotThumbGUI, Qt, C, C++GNU GPLv2 or laterYes 2001July 16, 2024 / 2.11.1 Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Haiku2D plotting, suitable for creation of publication-ready plots
LabVIEWProprietaryNo 1986May 2017 / 2017Visual circuits modeling
LibreOffice
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GUI MPL-2.0 Yes 2011 September 8, 2022 / 7.3.6 Linux, macOS, Windows Spreadsheet, Diagrams, Statistical Functions
LiSiCAThumbPythonNo 2015 Windows, LinuxLigand-based virtual screening software that searches for 2D and 3D similarities between a reference compound and a database of target compounds
MagicPlotGUIProprietaryNo 2008January 18, 2021 / 3.0Any (Java)Nonlinear fitting, batch processing
MapleThumbGUI, command lineProprietaryNo 1982 May 25, 2017 / 2017Linux, macOS, Windows
MathCadGUIProprietaryNo 1986March 6, 2017 / Prime 4.0, November 2015 / 15.0 M045WindowsSimple GUI driven interface
MathematicaThumbGUI, command line, C++ProprietaryNo 198814.2.0 (January 23, 2025; 3 months ago (2025-01-23)) [±][5]Linux, macOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi[6]Computer algebra, statistics and numerical analysis system with general graphic language; see Wolfram Language
MATLABThumbGUIProprietaryNo 1979September 20, 2017 / R2017bLinux, macOS, WindowsMatrix system
MaximaGUI, command lineGPLYes 1982October 3, 2017 / 5.41.0BSD, Linux, macOS, Unix, Windows, AndroidVarious graphical user interfaces, Support LaTeX with GNU TeXmacs and Web frontend with SageMath
MayaViThumbGUI, Python, scriptable, embeddableBSDYes 2019August 3, 2018 / 4.6.2Linux, macOS, WindowsVisualises computational grids, scalar/vector/tensor data; texture & ray-cast mappers
MedCalcGUIProprietaryNo 1993 August 17, 2017 / 17.9WindowsStatistics
Microsoft ExcelGUIProprietaryNo 1987macOS, WindowsSpreadsheet
NCSSGUIProprietaryNo 1981May 2, 2016 / NCSS 11WindowsStatistical analysis and graphics software
NucalcGUIproprietaryNo 1994Mac OS, macOS, Windows
Numbers (iWork)GUIProprietaryNo 2007March 28, 2017 / 4.1macOSSpreadsheet
OpenDXGUIProprietaryNo 1991January 19, 2006 / 4.4.0Cross-platform
OpenOffice.org CalcGUIGNU LGPLYes 2002January 25, 2011 / 3.3Cross-platformSpreadsheet
OpenPlaGThumbGUIGPLYes 2007June 12, 2018 / 3.5Any (PHP 5)graph plotter to use on websites
OrangeThumbGUI, Python scriptingGPLYes 1996September 3, 2017 / 3.5Linux, Windows, macOSA visual programming data-flow software suite with widgets for statistical data analysis, interactive data visualization, data mining, and machine learning
OriginGUI, COM, C/C++ and scriptingproprietaryNo 1992June 22, 2017 / 2017 SR2WindowsMulti-layer 2D, 3D, and statistical graphs for science and engineering; built-in digitizing tool; auto-recalculation and reporting; programmable, with access to NAG Numerical Library
ParaViewGUI, Python scriptingGPLYes 2002June 19, 2018 / 5.5.2Linux/Unix, macOS, WindowsParallel scientific and computational fluid dynamics visualizations
Perl Data Language (PDL)ThumbArtistic License / GPLYes 1996May 6, 2018 / 2.019Perl Data Language
PGPLOTFORTRAN, CNo 1983February 26, 2001 / 5.2.2Linux, Mac, Windows(Fortran) California Institute of Technology, Inactive as of 2001
ploticusThumbCommand line, CGPLYes 1999May 2013 / 2.42Linux, Mac, Windowsplots and charts from data
PlotlyThumbGUI, command line PythonCommercialNo 2012Any (web-based)plots and charts in browser, web-sharing and exporting, drag-and-drop data import, Python command line
plotutilscommand line, C/C++GPLYes 1989September 27, 2009 / 2.6Linux, Mac, WindowsCollection of command line programs, C/C++ API
PLplotThumbAda, C/C++/D, Fortran 77/90, C, C++, Java, Lisp, Lua, OCaml, Octave, Perl, Python, Tcl/TkLGPLYes 2001August 26, 2017 / 5.13.0Linux, Mac, WindowsMany different output formats: CGM, GIF, Jpeg, Png, Latex, PBM, PDF, Postscript, SVG, XFig, Qt, wxWidgets
PSPPGUI, command lineGPLYes 1997August 20, 2017 / 1.0.0Linux, Mac, WindowsStatistical analysis of sampled data; free replacement for SPSS
QtiPlotGUI, PythonproprietaryNo 2004May 31, 2017 / 0.9.9.11Linux, Mac, WindowsPython scriptable
RThumbThird partyGPLYes 1993July 2, 2018 / 3.5.1("Feather Spray")Linux, Mac, WindowsIn addition to base graphics, has a large number of graphics packages including lattice and ggplot2.[7] Interoperabile with other free software packages
ROOTThumbGUI, C++, Python, RubyLGPLYes 1994August 23, 2018 / 6.14.04Linux, Mac, WindowsDe facto standard in high energy physics
RRDtoolThumbCommand lineGPLYes 1999May 17, 2017 / 1.7.0Linux, Windows
S-PLUSProprietaryNo 1988November 2010 / 8.2Statistics
S ? 1976Statistics
SASProprietaryNo 1972July 10, 2013 / 9.4Statistics
ScilabThumbCeCILLYes 1990February 14, 2019 / 6.0.2Linux, macOS, WindowsMatrix system
SciPy, NumPy, matplotlib modules for PythonThumbPython, GUI, command lineBSD/matplotlibYes 2003June 21, 2017 / 0.19.1, July 6, 2017 / 1.13.1, May 10, 2017 / 2.0.2FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, WindowsExtensive numerical and scientific library with MATLAB-style plotting
SOCRYes 2002Online tool suite for statistical computing
Sonic VisualiserGUIGPLYes 2010August 14, 2018 / 3.1.1Linux, macOS, Windows
SPSSGUI, command lineProprietaryNo 1968August 8, 2017 / 25.0Statistics
StataProprietaryNo 1985June 6, 2017 / 15.0Statistics
StatgraphicsThumbGUIProprietaryNo 1980July 2015 / 17.1.08 WindowsStatistical package for exploratory data analysis, dynamic data visualization, statistical modeling, design of experiments, time series forecasting, quality improvement, Six Sigma
Statistical LabYes 2005May 2, 2011 / 3.81
SystatProprietaryNo 1979Statistics
SymPyThumbBSDYes 2007September 14, 2018 / 1.3 Linux, macOS, WindowsPython library for computer algebra and symbolic mathematics
SysquakeGUI, command lineProprietaryNo 2001November 5, 2013 / 5.0 Linux, macOS, WindowsMATLAB compatible, interactive graphics
SciDAVisThumbGUI, PythonGPLYes 2007June 4, 2018 / 1.23 Linux, Mac, WindowsQt4-based GUI, Python scriptable
SigmaPlotGUIproprietaryNo 19832014 / 13.0.0 Windows
TAChartThumbCharting librarymodified LGPLYes 2012November 13, 2016 / 1.6.2Linux, macOS, WindowsVery flexible charting component for Lazarus / Free Pascal
TableauGUIProprietaryNo 2003WindowsSpreadsheet
TecplotThumbGUIproprietaryNo 19882016 / 2016 Linux, Mac, Unix, WindowsComputational fluid dynamics
TeechartThumbCharting libraryOpen sourceYes 1995April 26, 2021Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidFull set of chart types, maps & gauges, interactive, real-time, PNG, JPEG export, cross-browser support, integration with WordPress, Drupal, Node.js, Joomla, TypeScript, NuGet among others
think-cell chartGUIproprietaryNo 2002WindowsSupport for waterfall, Marimekko and Gantt charts; direct integration into Microsoft PowerPoint
VeuszThumbGUI, Python, command lineGPLYes 2007October 7, 2021 / 3.4 WindowsCreate publication-quality PS/PDF plots, Python scripting and plugin interface
VisifireIndependent of server side scriptingProprietaryNo 2008June 5, 2014 / 5.1.7-0 Mac, Windows
VisItThumbGUI, C++, Python, and JavaBSDYes 2002May 2018 / 2.13.2 Linux, Mac, WindowsDesigned to handle very large data sets
WebixJavaScript libraryGPLV3/Proprietary[8]Yes 2013June 27, 2017 / 4.4 Cross platforms, cross browsersJavaScript/HTML5 based; more than 75 widgets and controls; maps; charts; data tables; organograms; gauge charts
WinplotGUIFreewareNo1985Microsoft Windows
World Programming System (WPS Analytics)GUI, command lineProprietaryNo 2002March 2020 / v4.2 AIX, Linux, Linux for Arm8 64-bit (AArch64), macOS, PowerLinux, POWER/System p/pSeries (LE), Windows, Linux for System z, z/OSStatistics; handles very large data sets; supports mixing Python, R, SAS, and SQL languages in one user program
XgraphGUI, command lineProprietaryNo 1985July 2018 / v4.38Linux, Windows, Mac, FreeBSD, SolarisInteractive and batch 2D data file plotting
Zoho Office SuiteGUI (web based)ProprietaryNo 2005Any (web-based application)Online spreadsheet
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Vector graphics

Vector graphics software can be used for manual graphing or for editing the output of another program; see:

A few online editors using vector graphics for specific needs have been created.[citation needed] This kind of creative interfaces work well together with data visualization tools like the ones above.[citation needed]

See also

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