AwesomeDataviz

esquisse

Drag-and-drop interface for building ggplot2 charts in RStudio or Shiny.

Website GitHubCRAN
GitHub stars
1.9K
CRAN downloads / week
1.3K
Commits, last 12 months
0
Contributors
24
Last commit
Latest release
v2.1.0Feb 21, 2025

Overview

esquisse is an open-source R visualization package released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 1,865 stars, 242 forks, and 24 contributors. It has not had a commit since Feb 21, 2025. The latest release, v2.1.0, was published on Feb 21, 2025. On CRAN it is downloaded about 1.3K times per week.

Its GitHub description: RStudio add-in to make plots interactively with ggplot2

GitHub topics: rggplot2addindata-visualizationvisualizationrstudio-addinrstats

Install

CRAN
install.packages("esquisse")
v2.1.0

Development activity

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Popularity among R data visualization packages

ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K esquisse 1.9K
ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K esquisse 1.9K
GitHub stars for esquisse and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ggplot27,005
Shiny5,694
plotly (R)2,682
patchwork2,615
ggstatsplot2,207
rayshader2,182
esquisse1,865

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  • ggplot2

    A plotting system based on the grammar of graphics.

    7K starsRMIT

  • Shiny

    Framework for creating interactive applications/visualisations

    5.7K starsRMIT

  • plotly (R)

    Interactive charts (including adding interactivity to ggplot2 output), cartograms and simple network diagrams

    2.7K starsRMIT

  • patchwork

    Composes multiple ggplot2 plots into a single figure.

    2.6K starsRMIT

  • ggstatsplot

    Ggplot2-based plots with statistical test details included in the graphic.

    2.2K starsRMIT

  • rayshader

    2D and 3D mapping and data visualization in R, including 3D renders of ggplot2 plots.

    2.2K starsRGPL-3.0

esquisse FAQ

Is esquisse open source?

Yes. esquisse is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is esquisse still maintained?

It appears inactive: the latest commit was on Feb 21, 2025, over a year ago. It may still work well, but expect fewer fixes and updates.

How do I install esquisse?

From CRAN: install.packages("esquisse").

What are the best alternatives to esquisse?

The most popular alternatives listed in R data visualization packages are ggplot2, Shiny, and plotly (R). See the full ranking.

What language is esquisse written in?

esquisse is primarily written in R, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, CRAN. Updated Oct 4, 2026.