# MakieOrg/Makie.jl

Interactive data visualizations and plotting in Julia

Repository: https://github.com/MakieOrg/Makie.jl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/makiejl
Homepage: https://docs.makie.org/stable
Language: Julia
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: julia, plotting, visualization, julia-language, gpu, graphics
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:14:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3264, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 38}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2800, forks 392 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:22.574103+00:00)

## What it is
Makie is a high-performance, interactive data visualization and plotting ecosystem for the Julia programming language. It offers multiple backends (GLMakie, CairoMakie, WGLMakie, RPRMakie) for GPU-accelerated interactive plots, static vector graphics, browser-based WebGL plots, and ray tracing.

## Use cases
- plot data in julia
- create interactive data visualizations
- export publication-quality vector graphics
- make animated plots and videos
- build simple guis for exploring data
- render 3d plots with gpu acceleration
- display plots in the browser with webgl
- raytrace scientific visualizations

## When to choose
- you write Julia and need flexible, high-performance plotting
- you need both interactive exploration and static publication figures
- you want GPU-accelerated 3D visualization or animations
- you need plots that run natively, in browsers, or as vector graphics

## When to avoid
- you work primarily in Python, R, or JavaScript rather than Julia
- you only need quick static charts with minimal setup
- your hardware lacks OpenGL support and you need interactive GPU rendering

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: data-visualization, charts, graphics, gui, animation
- domain: data-visualization, data-science, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: windows, browser
- tags: plotting, julia, glmakie, cairomakie, wglmakie, ray-tracing, interactive-plots, linux, macos, gpu

## Member repositories
- MakieOrg/Makie.jl (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.574103+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 2026-08-30T08:14:35.359962+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MakieOrg/Makie.jl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.574103+00:00, sha aeb5b06ec404)
  - homepage: https://docs.makie.org/stable (fetched 2026-08-29T09:54:39.085304+00:00, sha 4930acad2e68)
  - site_page: https://docs.makie.org/stable/tutorials/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T09:54:39.094142+00:00, sha 8ebd6802a7c5)
  - site_page: https://docs.makie.org/stable/explanations/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:54:39.096042+00:00, sha 7c830ae7dc01)
  - site_page: https://docs.makie.org/stable/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:54:39.097930+00:00, sha 69a6e5db2a1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.