# plot

> API for building and drawing plots in Go.

- Category: [Go charting & plotting libraries](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/go/)
- Repository: https://github.com/gonum/plot
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Language: Go
- Status: Maintained (commits in the last 12 months)
- GitHub stars: 2,969
- Commits in the last 12 months: 5
- Contributors: 34
- Last commit: Apr 22, 2026
- Latest release: v0.16.0 (Mar 27, 2025)
- Install (Go): `go get gonum.org/v1/plot`

## Overview

plot is an open-source Go plotting library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 2,969 stars, 202 forks, and 34 contributors. It is maintained with 5 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on Apr 22, 2026. The latest release, v0.16.0, was published on Mar 27, 2025.

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