# altmany/export_fig

A MATLAB toolbox for exporting publication quality figures

Repository: https://github.com/altmany/export_fig
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/export_fig
Language: MATLAB
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-14T10:42:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4517, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 50, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1349, forks 366 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:27.852219+00:00)

## What it is
export_fig is a MATLAB toolbox for exporting figures to standard image and document formats with publication-quality output. It faithfully reproduces on-screen figures while adding features like font embedding, anti-aliasing, cropping, and resolution control.

## Use cases
- export MATLAB figures to PNG for publications
- save plots exactly as they appear on screen
- generate high-resolution vector and bitmap figure exports
- embed fonts and control colorspace in exported figures
- crop and anti-alias MATLAB plot exports
- export figures with alpha transparency and lossless compression

## When to choose
- you need publication-quality figure exports from MATLAB
- MATLAB's built-in saveas or print distorts your figures
- you need control over resolution, cropping, and font embedding
- you work with classic figure/GUIDE figures in MATLAB

## When to avoid
- your figures are created with uifigure or AppDesigner (only partially supported)
- you need exporting from other environments like Python or R
- you need interactive plotting rather than export

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: image-processing, data-visualization, developer-tools
- domain: data-visualization, developer-tools, graphics
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: matlab-toolbox, figure-export, publication-quality, plotting, matlab

## Member repositories
- altmany/export_fig (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.852219+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:42:20.500149+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/altmany/export_fig (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.852219+00:00, sha f69592a1e9af)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.