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C/C++ function library for exporting 2-D vector graphics. Version 2.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install plotutils

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install plotutils

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/plotutils/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libplot-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libplot-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install plotutils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · plotutils · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#plotutils

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pl/plotutils/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S plotutils

Arch Linux sync databases · plotutils · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install libplot2

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libplot2 · source: download.opensuse.org

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add ode

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ode · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

overview

Package summary

C/C++ function library for exporting 2-D vector graphics

Project links

Commands and aliases

double
graph
hersheydemo
ode
pic2plot
plot
plotfont
spline
tek2plot

history

Project history and usage

GNU Plotutils is a GNU package of command-line plotting tools and the libplot C/C++ library for device-independent 2-D vector graphics.

Project history

The GNU project page says Plotutils' current release is 2.6 from September 2009 and names Robert Maier and Nick Tufillaro as primary authors.

Adoption history

GNU positions Plotutils as a replacement for traditional Unix graph, plot, and spline utilities, with command-line programs intended for shell scripts and technical workflows.

How it is used

Users commonly invoke tools such as graph, plot, pic2plot, tek2plot, plotfont, spline, and ode to produce or convert 2-D graphics in formats including SVG, PNG, PostScript, HP-GL, Fig, Tektronix, and GNU Metafile.

Why package nerds care

Plotutils is package-manager-relevant because it preserves the Unix plotting-tool lineage while shipping a reusable graphics library, many small CLI front ends, and broad output-format support in one GNU tarball.

Timeline

2000: GNU Plotutils project page copyright begins.
2009: Plotutils 2.6 released.
2019: GNU project page last updated.

Related projects

Related tools and formats include traditional Unix plot utilities, GNU graph, libplot, xfig, idraw, SVG, PNG, PostScript, and gnuplot as a neighboring plotting culture.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:library-like

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`double`	cli	global executable
`graph`	cli	global executable
`hersheydemo`	cli	global executable
`ode`	cli	global executable
`pic2plot`	cli	global executable
`plot`	cli	global executable
`plotfont`	cli	global executable
`spline`	cli	global executable
`tek2plot`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.6

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:plotutils
Version	2.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/plotutils
Homepage	https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/
Upstream docs	https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/manual
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/plotutils/plotutils-2.6.tar.gz
Dependencies	libpng
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	plotutils
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Debian apt95%

libplot-dev 2.6-14+b3

GNU plotutils libraries (development files)

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo apt install libplot-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: plotutils
9 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libplot-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libplot2c2 2.6-14+b3

GNU plotutils libraries

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo apt install libplot2c2

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: plotutils
8 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libplot2c2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

plotutils 2.6-14+b3

GNU plotutils command line tools based on libplot

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo apt install plotutils

Section: math
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: plotutils
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: plotutils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

plotutils

nix profile install nixpkgs#plotutils

normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pl/plotutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

libplot-dev 2.6-14build3

GNU plotutils libraries (development files)

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo apt install libplot-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: plotutils
9 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libplot-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libplot2c2 2.6-14build3

GNU plotutils libraries

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo apt install libplot2c2

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: plotutils
8 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libplot2c2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

plotutils 2.6-14build3

GNU plotutils command line tools based on libplot

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo apt install plotutils

Section: universe/math
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: plotutils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

plotutils 2.6-39.fc44

GNU vector and raster graphics utilities and libraries

http://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo dnf install plotutils

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: plotutils
15 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: plotutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

plotutils-devel 2.6-39.fc44

Headers for developing programs that will use plotutils

http://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/

sudo dnf install plotutils-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: plotutils
4 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: plotutils-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

plotutils 2.6-12

Set of utilities and libraries for plotting

https://directory.fsf.org/graphics/plotutils.html

sudo pacman -S plotutils

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: plotutils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

libplot2 2.6-31.4

GNU Plotting Utilities

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/plotutils.html

sudo zypper install libplot2

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: plotutils
8 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libplot2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

libplotter2 2.6-31.4

GNU Plotting Utilities

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/plotutils.html

sudo zypper install libplotter2

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: plotutils
10 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libplotter2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

libxmi0 2.6-31.4

GNU Plotting Utilities

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/plotutils.html

sudo zypper install libxmi0

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: plotutils
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

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zypper95%

plotutils 2.6-31.4

GNU Plotting Utilities

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/plotutils.html

sudo zypper install plotutils

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/Graphics/Visualization/Graph
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: plotutils
9 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: plotutils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

plotutils-devel 2.6-31.4

GNU Plotting Utilities

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/plotutils.html

sudo zypper install plotutils-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: plotutils
12 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: plotutils-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

plotutils-doc 2.6-31.4

GNU Plotting Utilities

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/plotutils.html

sudo zypper install plotutils-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: plotutils
1 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plotutils

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: plotutils-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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