Visualization
Programs and libraries to graphically illustrate phenomena described by scientific datasets.
asymptote
Asymptote is a powerful script-based vector graphics language that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing.
avs-express
AVS/Express is a comprehensive and versatile data visualization tool for both non-programmers and experienced developers.
ensight
EnSight is a software program for visualizing, analyzing, and communicating data from computer simulations, and is most commonly used in the CFD and CSM fields.
evince
Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats.
ferret
Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets.
freenx
FreeNX is a GPL implementation of the NX Server and NX Client Component technologies used for remote graphical displays.
ggobi
GGobi is an open source visualization program for exploring high-dimensional data. It provides highly dynamic and interactive graphics such as tours, as well as familiar graphics such as the scatterplot, barchart and parallel coordinates plots.
gimp
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
gnuplot
Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven graphing utility for Linux, OS/2, MS Windows, OSX, VMS, and many other platforms.
grace
Grace is a “What you see is what you get” 2D plotting tool for the X Window System and Motif.
grads
The Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) is an interactive tools used for easy access, manipulation, and visualization of earth science data.
gv
GNU gv allows users to view and navigate through PostScript and PDF documents on an X display.
idl
The Interactive Data Language (IDL) is a programming language used across scientific disciplines to create meaningful visualizations out of complex numerical data.
imagemagick
ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images. It can read, convert and write images in a variety of formats including DPX, EXR, GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG, Postscript, SVG, and TIFF.
ncl
NCL is a free interpreted language designed specifically for scientific data processing and visualization.
ncview
Ncview is a visual browser for netCDF format files. Typically you would use ncview to get a quick and easy, push-button look at your netCDF files.
paraview
ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application. ParaView users can quickly build visualizations to analyze their data using qualitative and quantitative techniques.
pgplot
The PGPLOT Graphics Subroutine Library is a Fortran- or C-callable, device-independent graphics package for making simple scientific graphs.
povray
The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics.
tecplot
Tecplot 360 visualization software for larger data sets makes it easier and faster to explore, analyze, and understand complex CFD simulation data.
visit
VisIt is a free interactive parallel visualization and graphical analysis tool for viewing scientific data on Unix and PC platforms. Users can quickly generate visualizations from their data, animate them through time, manipulate them, and save the resulting images for presentations.
vmd
VMD is a molecular visualization program for displaying, animating, and analyzing large biomolecular systems using 3-D graphics and built-in scripting.
