Short Description
DataGraph grew out of DataTank, and shares the overall philosophy, and underlying graphics code. DataGraph is limited to 2D graphing, and a single window, but this makes it possible to optimize the user interface. The design philosophy is "Simple and Powerful Graphing", with an emphasis on producing publication quality output.
Download
The application distribution is split into two parts
- The application for Mac OS X 10.4 and for Mac OS X 10.5
- DataGraphExamples.dmg A collection of examples.
Can use this as a tutorial, or a supplement to the built in help.
- DataGraphFramework.dmg The Cocoa framework.
The framework requires 10.5, and is a Quad binary (32bit and 64bit for PowerPC and Intel).
Allows you to use the graphics engine in your own Cocoa application. - DataGraph Beta (10.4) or DataGraph Beta (10.5).
Typically updated several times a week, and tracks the development of the next version. This is the version referred to on the discussion board when new features/bug reports are discussed..
Pay Later
You can use a subset of the program for free, but to get the full functionality you can buy the program for $40. This is done from within the program. This gives you updates for the lifetime of the program, no additional payments as features are added.
Use DataGraph graphs in your application
A DataGraph.framework can be downloaded here. This allows you to use DataGraph as a graphing engine in your own program. This is works independent of DataGraph, but you need a license in order to make use of it. Soon it will be possible to buy a license so that the framework can be used in commerical applications without requiring the user to have DataGraph installed.
Graphics
All graphics are done in Quartz, and can be copied as pdf, eps, tiff, jpg to other programs after you have registered. You can also create animations and save them as QuickTime movies.
User Quotes
Now *this* is a program I can actually use, which has *good* defaults that I don't have to spend my life editing, only to have the program lose them, as is the case with EXCEL. Wonderful! - Lew Harriman, Director of Research & Consulting, Mason-Grant, Portsmouth, NH