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plot

API for building and drawing plots in Go.

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GitHub stars
3K
Commits, last 12 months
5
Contributors
34
Last commit
Latest release
v0.16.0Mar 27, 2025

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.

Its GitHub description: A repository for plotting and visualizing data

Install

Go
go get gonum.org/v1/plot
vv0.17.0

Development activity

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Popularity among Go charting & plotting libraries

termui 13.6K go-echarts 7.6K go-diagrams 5.2K asciigraph 3.1K termdash 3K plot 3K svgo 2.3K
termui 13.6K go-echarts 7.6K go-diagrams 5.2K asciigraph 3.1K termdash 3K plot 3K svgo 2.3K
GitHub stars for plot and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
termui13,590
go-echarts7,645
go-diagrams5,235
asciigraph3,099
termdash3,041
plot2,969
svgo2,251

Alternatives to plot

  • termui

    Terminal dashboard and widget library with charts, gauges, sparklines and more.

    13.6K starsGoMIT

  • go-echarts

    Simple yet powerful data visualizing library for Go.

    7.6K starsGoMIT

  • go-diagrams

    Diagram-as-code library for system architecture diagrams in Go, rendered with Graphviz.

    5.2K starsGoMIT

  • asciigraph

    Lightweight ASCII line graphs for command-line apps.

    3.1K starsGoBSD-3-Clause

  • termdash

    Terminal-based dashboard library with line charts, bar charts, gauges and donuts.

    3K starsGoApache-2.0

  • svgo

    Go Language Library for SVG generation.

    2.3K starsGoOther

plot FAQ

Is plot open source?

Yes. plot is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is plot still maintained?

Mostly. plot had 5 commits in the last 12 months; the latest was on Apr 22, 2026.

How do I install plot?

From Go: go get gonum.org/v1/plot.

What are the best alternatives to plot?

The most popular alternatives listed in Go charting & plotting libraries are termui, go-echarts, and go-diagrams. See the full ranking.

What language is plot written in?

plot is primarily written in Go, according to GitHub.

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