# gonum/plot

A repository for plotting and visualizing data

Repository: https://github.com/gonum/plot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gonum-plot
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-04-22T12:26:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4789, "days_push": 133, "days_rel": 524, "gap_med": 155, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2965, forks 201 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.519702+00:00)

## What it is
gonum/plot is a Go library providing an API for building and drawing plots, including line, scatter, box plots, and error bars. It includes a generic vector graphics API with back-ends for EPS, SVG, PDF, and more.

## Use cases
- plot data in go
- create scatter plots and line charts in go
- generate svg or pdf charts from go programs
- make box plots and error bars in go
- visualize scientific data in go
- build custom plotters in go

## When to choose
- you need to generate plots programmatically in Go
- you want vector graphics output like SVG, EPS, or PDF
- you are already using the Gonum ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need interactive or web-based dashboards
- you prefer a high-level plotting API like matplotlib or ggplot
- you need a very stable API, since it is still in flux

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: data-visualization, charts
- domain: data-visualization, data-science, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: plotting, vector-graphics, gonum, scientific-plotting

## Member repositories
- gonum/plot (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.519702+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 2026-08-29T18:47:31.450691+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gonum/plot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.519702+00:00, sha 7aa3cea19cd2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.