# Install grace with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, zypper WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool for X11. Version 5.1.25 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:grace ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install grace ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install grace ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: x11/grace/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install grace ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: grace from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install grace ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: grace from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install xmgrace ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: xmgrace from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:grace - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.1.25 - **Source summary:** WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool for X11 - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - convcal (cli) - fdf2fit (cli) - gracebat (cli) - grconvert (cli) - xmgrace (cli) - convcal (alias) - fdf2fit (alias) - gracebat (alias) - grconvert (alias) - xmgrace (alias) ## Dependencies - fftw - jpeg-turbo - libice - libpng - libsm - libx11 - libxext - libxmu - libxp - libxpm - libxt - openmotif ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.1.25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Grace is a WYSIWYG two-dimensional plotting tool for numerical data on X11 and Motif-style Unix desktops. It belongs to the scientific-graphics lineage where a graphical plotting program also exposes a command language for automated and reproducible plotting. ### Project history The official FAQ and user guide identify Grace as derived from Xmgr, also known as ACE/gr, originally written by Paul Turner. Development from version 4.00 was taken over by a volunteer team coordinated by Evgeny Stambulchik. When the copyright changed to the GPL, the project name changed to Grace. The documentation expands the name as either 'GRaphing, Advanced Computation and Exploration of data' or 'Grace Revamps ACE/gr'. The first Grace version was numbered 5.0.0, while the last public Xmgr version was 4.1.2. ### Adoption history Grace occupied a durable niche on Unix-like scientific workstations: point-and-click plotting with publication-quality output, batch capabilities, and file formats suited to lab workflows. Its official page also notes historical ports to VMS, OS/2, and older Windows systems, which reflects its use across scientific computing environments rather than only one desktop platform. ### How it is used Users run the GUI as `xmgrace` or use command-line helpers such as `gracebat` for batch plotting and conversion workflows. The official guide emphasizes the combination of GUI convenience and scripting power for calculations, automated tasks, and precise control of graph appearance. Grace project files and runtime configuration are conventional package-manager concerns because users often need stable fonts, default settings, and reproducible plot output across machines. The documented `gracerc` lookup locations and font database path are part of that operational footprint. ### Why package nerds care Grace matters to package nerds as a classic X11 scientific desktop application that still carries older Unix assumptions: Motif or LessTif UI dependencies, helper binaries, font data, batch mode, and export drivers. Packaging it is as much about preserving a lab plotting workflow as shipping a single binary. Its ACE/gr to Xmgr to Grace history also explains why users and downstream packages may still refer to `xmgrace` even when the package display name is Grace. ### Timeline - 1991-1995: Official copyright notice credits Paul J. Turner for the Xmgr/ACE-gr era. - Version 4.00: Development passed to a volunteer team coordinated by Evgeny Stambulchik. - 5.0.0: First Grace-numbered version after the GPL/name change. - 5.1.8: The official change log documents safe mode for command-language statements that could modify files. ### Related projects - Xmgr and ACE/gr are direct predecessors. - Gnuplot and Genplot are comparable script-oriented plotting tools named in the official documentation. - Sigmaplot and Microcal Origin are comparable GUI plotting tools named in the official documentation. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ./gracerc, ./.grace/gracerc, ~/.grace/gracerc, $GRACE_HOME/gracerc, $GRACE_HOME/fonts/FontDataBase ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** grace - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 5 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - grace - 1:5.1.25-18: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: grace from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | XY graphing and plotting tool | https://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace - Ubuntu apt - grace - 1:5.1.25-14: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: grace from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | XY graphing and plotting tool | https://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace - dnf - grace - 5.1.25-46.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: grace from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Numerical Data Processing and Visualization Tool | http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ - dnf - grace-devel - 5.1.25-46.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: grace-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Files needed for grace development | http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ - MacPorts - grace: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: x11/grace/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - xmgrace - 5.1.25-7.4: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: xmgrace from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A 2D-Plot-Program for Visualisation of Scientific Data | https://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ - zypper - xmgrace-devel - 5.1.25-7.4: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: xmgrace-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Grace library | https://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [fftw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fftw/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jpeg-turbo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnuplot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnuplot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, plotting, science, visualization. - [libgr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, plotting, science, visualization. - [magics](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/magics/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, plotting, science, visualization. - [vtk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vtk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, visualization. - [geomview](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geomview/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, visualization. - [ncview](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncview/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, visualization, x11. - [plplot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plplot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, plotting, science. - [gabedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gabedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, visualization. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/grace.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/grace.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph