# MSAGL

> Microsoft Automatic Graph Layout: tools for graph layout and viewing in .NET.

- Category: [C# & .NET charting libraries](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/dotnet/)
- Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/automatic-graph-layout
- License: Other
- Language: C#
- Status: Active (commits in the last 90 days)
- GitHub stars: 1,499
- Commits in the last 12 months: 7
- Contributors: 46
- Last commit: Aug 21, 2026
- Latest release: v1.1 (Jan 28, 2022)
- Install (NuGet): `dotnet add package Microsoft.Msagl`, 796.7K downloads in total
- Topics: Graph & network visualization

## Overview

MSAGL is a .NET charting library. Its GitHub repository has 1,499 stars, 317 forks, and 46 contributors. It is actively developed with 7 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v1.1, was published on Jan 28, 2022. It has been downloaded about 796.7K times from NuGet.

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