A succinct matplotlib wrapper for making beautiful, publication-quality graphics. It builds upon ProPlot and transports it into the modern age (supporting mpl 3.9.0+).
Why UltraPlot? | Write Less, Create More
Checkout our examples
Below is a gallery showing random examples of what UltraPlot can do, for more examples checkout our extensive docs. View the full gallery here: Gallery.
Subplots & Layouts Create complex multi-panel layouts effortlessly. |
Cartesian Plots Easily generate clean, well-formatted plots. |
Projections & Maps Built-in support for projections and geographic plots. |
Colorbars & Legends Customize legends and colorbars with ease. |
Insets & Panels Add inset plots and panel-based layouts. |
Colormaps & Cycles Visually appealing, perceptually uniform colormaps. |
Documentation
The documentation is published on readthedocs.
Installation
UltraPlot is published on PyPi and conda-forge. It can be installed with pip or conda as follows:
pip install ultraplot
conda install -c conda-forge ultraplotLikewise, an existing installation of UltraPlot can be upgraded to the latest version with:
pip install --upgrade ultraplot
conda upgrade ultraplotTo install a development version of UltraPlot, you can use pip install git+https://github.com/ultraplot/ultraplot.git or clone the repository and run pip install -e . inside the ultraplot folder.
MCP server
UltraPlot includes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants search documentation and examples, inspect the live Python API, and read source code and release notes.
See the MCP installation guide for installation instructions, client configuration, and documentation setup.
Citing UltraPlot
If you use UltraPlot in your research, please cite the latest release metadata in CITATION.cff. GitHub can export this metadata as BibTeX from the repository’s “Cite this repository” panel, and the Zenodo badge below points to the project DOI across releases.
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