Offers a multitude of options to display your data, and besides that, it also analyzes data using features for charts analysis and statistical features. It identifies valuable information. After a graph is created it can be shared by exporting it to PDF or TIFF formats.
Grapher is a software program that provides users with various tools for creating publication-quality graphs and different types of charts.
The program is easy to install, and though the installation goes smoothly, it does take several minutes to complete.
At first sight, Grapher seems best suited for professional users, mainly because of its complex interface. For those who might feel overwhelmed by it, I suggest accessing the tutorial menu, located in the top right window. You'll find there all the guidance needed to achieve your personal tasks.
About program features, I can tell you there are lots of them. Starting with plenty of graph types - more than 70 to be precise - to help you create 2D and 3D graphs that can transmit your message to the audience.
Next, it offers numerous customization options, such as adding legends, titles, and axes, or define custom line styles, colors, and fills, which in the end contribute to display data in an easy-to-understand manner.
In order to obtain better presentation results, you can share your charts with colleagues or clients, and export them to high-quality formats like PNG or SVG.
Additionally, if you want to print your graphs, it can easily be done by saving your files in formats like PDF or TIFF and then accessing the Print menu.
One of the most exciting features may well be the Automation feature - by creating scripts to automate repetitive tasks, you won't waste time launching the same process over and over. It supports programming languages such as C++, Python, or Perl, and it even has a built-in Virtual Basic scripting tool.
In conclusion, I would say that Grapher is best suited for professional use, though it can be used by novice users with the help of built-in tutorials.
It includes complex features that use a high amount of system resources, and because everything comes with a price, this tool surely has a high one.
v13.0.629 [Feb 1, 2018]
- New and improved Graph Wizard makes creating graphs faster and easier for both new and experienced users.
- Redesigned ribbon makes commands much easier to find and use.
- Redesigned the Property Manager to make finding properties easier and more intuitive.
- Added a command and help topic search to the ribbon.
- Plots are created with different colors when creating plots via the Graph Wizard, when clicking Create in the New plot field of the Plot page, or when creating multiple plots in one graph from the worksheet.
- New default properties improve graph readability and appearance.
- Improved the precision of page units.
- Create Piper and Piper Class diagrams.
- Angle ticks along grid lines to make reading Ternary and Piper diagrams easier.
- Add a LOESS fit to scatter, line, and line/scatter plots.
- Add a Reduced Major Axis fit to scatter, line, and line/scatter plots.
- Calculate the standard error of the intercept and slope coefficients for linear, log, and exponential fit plots.
- Calculate the correlation coefficient for fit plots.
- Apply varying fill colors to all slices in a pie or doughnut plot with a colormap.
- Multithreaded and optimized the gridding algorithm to display contour data maps and surface data maps faster.
- Added over 150 complex line styles.
- Automatically wrap words with the Text Editor.
- Rotate images.
