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Graphviz (short for ''Graph Visualization Software'') is a package of
EZ
widget that displays DOT graphs and allows the user to perform actions on them with the mouse. Therefore, Lefty can be used as the view in a
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Projects & Software Page, AT&T Labs Research
Create relationship diagrams with Graphviz (Shashank Sharma, 2005)
{{Graph Analysis Software Free diagramming software Free software programmed in C Graph drawing software Software that uses Tk (software) Software using the Eclipse license
Graphviz (short for ''Graph Visualization Software'') is a package of open-source
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tools initiated by AT&T Labs Research for drawing
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graphs specified in DOT language scripts having the file name extension "gv". It also provides libraries for software applications to use the tools. Graphviz is free software
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licensed under the Eclipse Public License
The Eclipse Public License (EPL) is a free and open source software license most notably used for the Eclipse IDE and other projects by the Eclipse Foundation. It replaces the Common Public License (CPL) and removes certain terms relating to li ...
.
Tools
; dot : acommand-line
A command-line interpreter or command-line processor uses a command-line interface (CLI) to receive commands from a user in the form of lines of text. This provides a means of setting parameters for the environment, invoking executables and pro ...
tool to produce layered graph drawings in a variety of output formats, such as (PostScript
PostScript (PS) is a page description language in the electronic publishing and desktop publishing realm. It is a dynamically typed, concatenative programming language. It was created at Adobe Systems by John Warnock, Charles Geschke, Do ...
, PDF
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, SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based vector image format for defining two-dimensional graphics, having support for interactivity and animation. The SVG specification is an open standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium s ...
, annotated text and so on).
; neato : useful for undirected graphs. "spring model" layout, minimizes global energy. Useful for graphs up to about 1000 nodes
; fdp : force-directed graph drawing similar to "spring model", but minimizes forces instead of energy. Useful for undirected graphs.
; sfdp : multiscale version of fdp for the layout of large undirected graphs
; twopi : for radial graph layouts. Nodes are placed on concentric circles depending their distance from a given root node
; circo : circular layout. Suitable for certain diagrams of multiple cyclic structures, such as certain telecommunications networks
; dotty : a graphical user interface
The GUI ( "UI" by itself is still usually pronounced . or ), graphical user interface, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, ins ...
to visualize and edit graphs.
; lefty : a programmable (in a language inspired bEZ
widget that displays DOT graphs and allows the user to perform actions on them with the mouse. Therefore, Lefty can be used as the view in a
model–view–controller
Model–view–controller (MVC) is a software architectural pattern commonly used for developing user interfaces that divide the related program logic into three interconnected elements. This is done to separate internal representations of info ...
GUI application that uses graphs.
; gml2gv - gv2gml: convert to/from GML, another graph file format.
; graphml2g: convert a GraphML file to the DOT format.
; gxl2gv - gv2gxl: convert to/from GXL, another graph file format.
Applications that use Graphviz
Notable applications of Graphviz include: *ArgoUML
ArgoUML is an UML diagramming application written in Java and released under the open source Eclipse Public License. By virtue of being a Java application, it is available on any platform supported by Java SE.
History
ArgoUML was originally deve ...
's alternative UML Diagram rendering called argouml-graphviz.
* AsciiDoc
AsciiDoc is a human-readable document format, semantically equivalent to DocBook XML, but using plain-text mark-up conventions. AsciiDoc documents can be created using any text editor and read “as-is”, or rendered to HTML or any other for ...
can embed Graphviz syntax as a diagram.
* Bison
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Of the two surviving species, the American bison, ''B. bison'', found only in North A ...
is able to output the grammar as dot for visualization of the language.
* ConnectedText has a Graphviz plugin.
* Doxygen
Doxygen ( ) is a documentation generator and static analysis tool for software source trees. When used as a documentation generator, Doxygen extracts information from specially-formatted comments within the code. When used for analysis, Doxyge ...
uses Graphviz to generate diagrams, including class hierarchies and collaboration for source code
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.
* FreeCAD uses Graphviz to display the dependencies between objects in documents.
* Gephi
Gephi ( ) is an open-source network analysis and visualization software package written in Java on the NetBeans platform.
History
Initially developed by students of the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC) in France, Gephi has been selec ...
has a Graphviz plugin.
* Gramps uses Graphviz to create genealogical (family tree) diagrams.
* Graph-tool a Python library for graph manipulation and visualization.
* OmniGraffle version 5 and later uses the Graphviz engine, with a limited set of commands, for automatically laying out graphs.
* Org-mode
Org Mode (also: ''org-mode''; ) is a document editing, formatting, and organizing mode, designed for notes, planning, and authoring within the free software text editor Emacs. The name is used to encompass plain text files ("org files") that incl ...
can work with DOT source code blocks.
* PlantUML uses Graphviz to generate UML diagrams from text descriptions.
* Puppet
A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer. The puppeteer uses movements of their hands, arms, or control devices such as rods or strings to move ...
can produce DOT resource graphs that can be viewed with Graphviz.
* Scribus is an Open Source DTP program that can use Graphviz to render graphs by using its internal editor in a special frame type called render frame.
* Sphinx
A sphinx ( , grc, σφίγξ , Boeotian: , plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a falcon.
In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of ...
is a documentation generator that can use Graphviz to embed graphs in documents.
* TOra
Tora or TORA may refer to:
People
* Tora (given name), female given name
* Tora (surname)
* Tora people of Arabia and northern Africa
* Torá language, an extinct language once spoken in Brazil
Places
* Tora, Benin, in Borgou Department
* T ...
a free software database development and administration GUI, available under the GNU GPL.
* Trac
Trac is an open-source, web-based project management and bug tracking system. It has been adopted by a variety of organizations for use as a bug tracking system for both free and open-source software and proprietary projects and products. Tr ...
wiki has a Graphviz plugin.
* Zim includes a plugin that allows adding and editing in-page diagrams using the Graphviz dot language.
See also
*Graph drawing
Graph drawing is an area of mathematics and computer science combining methods from geometric graph theory and information visualization to derive two-dimensional depictions of graphs arising from applications such as social network analysis, c ...
* Graph theory
In mathematics, graph theory is the study of '' graphs'', which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects. A graph in this context is made up of '' vertices'' (also called ''nodes'' or ''points'') which are conn ...
* Microsoft Automatic Graph Layout
References
External links
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GitLab
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Graphviz
Projects & Software Page, AT&T Labs Research
Create relationship diagrams with Graphviz (Shashank Sharma, 2005)
{{Graph Analysis Software Free diagramming software Free software programmed in C Graph drawing software Software that uses Tk (software) Software using the Eclipse license