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PGF/TikZ

TeX packages for programmatically drawing vector graphics and diagrams in LaTeX.

Website GitHub
GitHub stars
1.4K
Commits, last 12 months
134
Contributors
68
Last commit
Latest release
3.1.12Aug 1, 2026

Overview

PGF/TikZ is an open-source diagram-as-code tool released under the GPL-2.0 OR LPPL-1.3c license. Its GitHub repository has 1,356 stars, 118 forks, and 68 contributors. It is actively developed with 134 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 3.1.12, was published on Aug 1, 2026.

Its GitHub description: A Portable Graphic Format for TeX

GitHub topics: pgftexlatexgraphvisualizationdrawtikz

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

0255075 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
0255075 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
134 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 20259
Nov 20252
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Jan 20260
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Mar 20262
Apr 20266
May 20260
Jun 202664
Jul 202618
Aug 202621
Sep 20267

Popularity among Diagrams as code

Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K PGF/TikZ 1.4K
Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K PGF/TikZ 1.4K
GitHub stars for PGF/TikZ and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Mermaid90,547
Diagrams42,673
D225,563
PlantUML13,354
Markmap13,147
flowchart.js8,700
PGF/TikZ1,356

Alternatives to PGF/TikZ

  • Mermaid

    Generate diagrams and flowcharts from markdown-like text definitions, with a live editor.

    90.5K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • Diagrams

    Diagram as code in Python for prototyping cloud system architectures.

    42.7K starsPythonMIT

  • D2

    Declarative diagram scripting language that turns text into diagrams.

    25.6K starsGoMPL-2.0

  • PlantUML

    Generates UML, Gantt, mind map and other diagrams from plain text.

    13.4K starsJavaLGPL-3.0

  • Markmap

    Builds interactive mind maps from Markdown.

    13.1K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • flowchart.js

    Draws SVG flowcharts from a textual description.

    8.7K starsJavaScriptMIT

PGF/TikZ FAQ

Is PGF/TikZ open source?

Yes. PGF/TikZ is released under the GPL-2.0 OR LPPL-1.3c license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is PGF/TikZ still maintained?

Yes. PGF/TikZ is actively developed, with 134 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit yesterday.

What are the best alternatives to PGF/TikZ?

The most popular alternatives listed in Diagrams as code are Mermaid, Diagrams, and D2. See the full ranking.

What language is PGF/TikZ written in?

PGF/TikZ is primarily written in TeX, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 5, 2026.