Graph Sketcher is a Mac OS X shareware program that lets you make elegant 2D graphs by simply sketching what you want.

It took less than 3 minutes to create each of these graphs:

 
Sketch trends

Draw curves and shade in important areas. Only specify the details you care about. No equations necessary.
[video demo]

 
     
Plot data

Don't let Excel get you down. Paste your data into Graph Sketcher, add the labels and trend lines you need, and export directly to PDF.

 
     
Do science

Visualize your experimental results - without the hassle. Import 1-D or 2-D data from anywhere via copy and paste. Fully compatible with 4th graders.

 
     
Track health

Keep track of your exercise, diet, or other indicators with a single click. If only customizing your weight was as easy as customizing your graphs.

 
     
Go beyond

Invent novel ways of presenting your ideas by combining Graph Sketcher's many features.

 
 
 
In short, you can graph just about anything, and do it in record time.

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What DOESN'T it do?

Graph Sketcher does not attempt to be everything but the kitchen sink.  In fact, that's the whole point.  You could produce all those pictures above with a general-purpose drawing program, except that it would take you several hours instead of a few minutes.  Graph Sketcher is purposely simple so that you can quickly find what you want.  Meanwhile, underground algorithms take care of all the messy details so you don't even have to think about it.

 

Cool, but I still don't know what it doesn't do.

Oh, right.  For now at least, Graph Sketcher is not a function graphing program (try Grapher in Mac OS X Tiger).  And although it does have some convenient calculation abilities, it is by no means a math or stat package (try Mathematica).  Finally, although it contains a mini spreadsheet, it is not Excel.  Instead, Graph Sketcher combines just enough pieces from all of these worlds to let you make graphs fast and furiously.

Even better, unlike certain software products, Graph Sketcher does not cause you to repeatedly bash your head against your keyboard.  In fact, in order to prevent that, Graph Sketcher has gone through serious user interface testing -- the only way to really find out how to make software intuitive to use.  A preliminary usability report is available (if you'd like some light reading).

 

What are the best parts of Graph Sketcher?

  • Absolutely everything can be clicked and dragged, giving you effortless, flexible control.
  • All adjustments are displayed in real time, so fine-tuning is a piece of cake.
  • The default settings are elegant and clean, allowing you to fire off great-looking graphs in a hurry.
  • The list of points gives you a numerical way to look at your data.
  • Snapping feature makes it fast and simple to connect and align objects.
  • Find intersections, fill in areas, and attach labels.
  • Insert best-fit lines that are updated in real time.
  • Copy and paste data to and from Excel and other programs.
  • Easily include your graphs in reports, presentations, and the web by exporting to PDF or JPG.

 

Anything else you want to tell me?

Nope! Go ahead and download Graph Sketcher for yourself!

 
 
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Video demo:

Economics

Time to sketch: 2:44

 
Screenshots:

 

Customer quotes:

"I can’t express to you how much easier Graph Sketcher has made my job." - Zeigh

"I found Graph Sketcher and breathed a big sigh of relief." - Kevin

"This is such an intuitive program to use." - Damian

"The way it adjusts the axes is totally sweet." - Daniel

"I am almost tempted to make a radical change to a job where I have to draw graphs more often so that I can use it more." - Simon

 

Questions?

The best way to find answers is to simply download the program and give it a spin.

Also, feel free to contact us. Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are always welcome. Many of Graph Sketcher's most important features were first suggested by users like you.

 

Thanks!

Many thanks to the friends, beta testers, and usability testers who help make the software better for everyone!

If you're interested in being a beta tester, let us know.

 

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