# Install youplot with Homebrew, apt, Nix Command-line tool that draw plots on the terminal. Version 0.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-24. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:youplot ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install youplot ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install youplot ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: youplot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#youplot ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/yo/youplot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:youplot - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.0 - **Source summary:** Command-line tool that draw plots on the terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-24T05:15:15Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - uplot (cli) - youplot (cli) - uplot (alias) - youplot (alias) ## Dependencies - ruby ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.5.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/red-data-tools/YouPlot - Upstream latest detected: v0.5.0 (current) ## Project history and usage YouPlot is a Ruby command-line plotting tool that renders charts directly in the terminal. It is powered by UnicodePlot and ships both `youplot` and the shorter `uplot` command for shell pipelines. ### Project history The public repository was created in July 2020 and later moved under the Red Data Tools organization, a Ruby data-processing community. RubyGems metadata identifies the author as kojix2 and describes the gem as a command-line tool for Unicode plotting. YouPlot grew as a thin, practical CLI layer around UnicodePlot.rb: instead of starting R, Python, Julia, gnuplot, or a graphical plotting environment, users can pipe TSV/CSV-like data into a terminal chart. The README keeps that Unix-pipeline identity front and center with examples based on curl, awk, cut, sort, and stdin. ### Adoption history YouPlot found its audience among developers and data workers who want quick visual checks without leaving SSH, a terminal multiplexer, or a shell pipeline. Its installation docs list Homebrew, RubyGems, Nix, Guix, and conda-assisted Ruby setups, which is broader distribution than many small Ruby CLIs get. By July 2026 GitHub metadata showed several thousand stars despite the project being small, suggesting that the appeal is the workflow idea: quick terminal plots as a complement to heavier plotting environments. ### How it is used Common commands include barplot/bar, histogram/hist, lineplot/line, scatter, density, boxplot, and count. Users can pass files or stream data through stdin, set delimiters and headers, and optionally output transformed data back into another pipeline. Typical package-manager usage is installing `uplot` for quick exploratory checks: process lists by user, file sizes, CSV columns, generated numeric data, or small scientific datasets where an inline terminal graphic is enough. ### Why package nerds care YouPlot is a nice example of packaging a tiny ergonomic wrapper that changes a workflow. The heavy idea is not a new plotting engine; it is making Unicode terminal plots feel like `sort` or `awk` in a pipeline. It also shows the Red Data Tools pattern: Ruby packages that make data work viable from the command line, even in spaces dominated by Python and R. ### Timeline - 2020-07-28: The public YouPlot GitHub repository is created. - 2020-11: RubyGems metadata shows early YouPlot gem publication. - 2021-2024: The project gains package-manager coverage beyond RubyGems, including Homebrew and Nix. - 2026-07: GitHub metadata shows several thousand stars for the terminal plotting workflow. ### Related projects - UnicodePlot.rb is the rendering library behind YouPlot. - YouPlot2 is an experimental related project with pre-built binaries. - gnuplot, termplotlib, and terminal-image plotting tools occupy nearby command-line visualization niches. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** youplot - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - youplot - 0.4.6-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: youplot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command line tool for Unicode plotting in the terminal | https://github.com/red-data-tools/YouPlot - Nix - youplot: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/yo/youplot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [ruby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ruby/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [clive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colordiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colordiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colormake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colormake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [et](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/et/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [feedgnuplot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/feedgnuplot/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, data, data-visualization, developer. - [jp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jp/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, data, data-visualization, developer, developer-tools. - [sshs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sshs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, developer, developer-tools, line. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/youplot.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/youplot.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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