Free easy way to draw graphs and charts in C++?

c++ charts
syaz picture syaz · Apr 19, 2009 · Viewed 117.1k times · Source

I am doing a little exploring simulation and I want to show the graphs to compare the performance among the algorithms during run-time.

What library comes to your mind? I highly prefer those that come small as I'd love if it's easy for my instructor to compile my code. I've checked gdchart but it seems to be too heavy. I just want a simple x-y sort of timeline graph.

Google chart is of course out of the question, in case you've read this similar question.

Related post Scatter Plots in C++.

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moinudin picture moinudin · Apr 19, 2009

My favourite has always been gnuplot. It's very extensive, so it might be a bit too complex for your needs though. It is cross-platform and there is a C++ API.

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