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PGFPlots

TeX package for drawing 2D and 3D plots directly in LaTeX documents.

Website GitHub
GitHub stars
257
Commits, last 12 months
13
Contributors
22
Last commit
Latest release
1.18.3Aug 26, 2026

Overview

PGFPlots is a diagram-as-code tool. Its GitHub repository has 257 stars, 38 forks, and 22 contributors. It is actively developed with 13 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 1.18.3, was published on Aug 26, 2026.

Its GitHub description: pgfplots - A TeX package to draw normal and/or logarithmic plots directly in TeX in two and three dimensions with a user-friendly interface and pgfplotstable - a TeX package to round and format numerical tables. Examples in manuals and/or on web site.

GitHub topics: latexplotvisualizationgraphdraw3d

Development activity

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

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13 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Popularity among Diagrams as code

Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K PGFPlots 257
Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K PGFPlots 257
GitHub stars for PGFPlots and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Mermaid90,531
Diagrams42,673
D225,564
PlantUML13,352
Markmap13,147
flowchart.js8,700
PGFPlots257

Alternatives to PGFPlots

  • 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

PGFPlots FAQ

Is PGFPlots open source?

Its source code is public on GitHub, but its license is not a standard open-source license that could be identified automatically. Check the license file before using it in a product.

Is PGFPlots still maintained?

Yes. PGFPlots is actively developed, with 13 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 1 month ago.

What are the best alternatives to PGFPlots?

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

What language is PGFPlots written in?

PGFPlots is primarily written in TeX, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 4, 2026.