pgf-tikz/pgf
A Portable Graphic Format for TeX observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 175.5
- age_days: 2711
- days_rel: 32
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1344 stars · 118 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PGF is a TeX macro package for programmatically generating vector graphics, with TikZ as its user-friendly syntax layer. It is platform- and format-independent and works with major TeX backend drivers such as pdftex and dvips.
Use cases
- draw diagrams and figures directly in LaTeX documents
- create publication-quality plots and charts in TeX
- generate vector graphics programmatically for academic papers
- draw graphs, trees, and flowcharts in LaTeX
- produce animations and SVG graphics via dvisvgm
- typeset technical illustrations without external drawing tools
When to choose
- you are writing LaTeX documents and need precise, reproducible vector graphics
- you want diagrams version-controlled as plain text alongside your TeX sources
- you need publication-quality figures for papers, theses, or books
When to avoid
- you need interactive or WYSIWYG drawing tools
- your project is not TeX/LaTeX based
- you need raster image editing or photo manipulation
Facets
library · maturity stable
data-visualization graphics templating graphics documentation data-visualization developer-tools windows cross-platform tex latex tikz vector-graphics diagrams macro-package linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pgf-tikz/pgf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8e48f37dd2f5
- homepage: https://pgf-tikz.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3df5acb8f651
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pgf-tikz/pgf | main | 89 |
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