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GnuPlot vs Xfig

A side-by-side look at GnuPlot and Xfig. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GnuPlot

GnuPlot

Science & Engineering

GnuPlot is a free, open-source graphing utility that can produce publication-quality 2D and 3D plots. It supports various plot types like line, scatter, histogram, boxplot, and contour plots. GnuPlot can also fit and manipulate data.

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Xfig

Xfig

Photos & Graphics

Xfig is an open-source vector graphics editor used to draw diagrams and figures. It supports objects like circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. and can export to formats like PDF and PostScript. Common uses are drawing diagrams like flowcharts, UML diagrams, network maps, etc.

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