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plotrix

plotrix is an R package that provides many plotting, labeling, and axis & color scaling functions.

Installation

You can install the current release of plotrix from CRAN with:

install.packages("plotrix")

You can install the development version of plotrix from GitHub with:

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("plotrix/plotrix")

Authors

The original author and maintainer of plotrix, Jim Lemon, passed away in September 2023.

Currently it is being maintained by Duncan Murdoch. Please submit bug reports to https://github.com/plotrix/plotrix/issues.

Other contributors include:

Ben Bolker [ctb],
Sander Oom [ctb],
Eduardo Klein [ctb],
Barry Rowlingson [ctb],
Hadley Wickham [ctb],
Anupam Tyagi [ctb],
Olivier Eterradossi [ctb],
Gabor Grothendieck [ctb],
Michael Toews [ctb],
John Kane [ctb],
Rolf Turner [ctb],
Carl Witthoft [ctb],
Julian Stander [ctb],
Thomas Petzoldt [ctb],
Remko Duursma [ctb],
Elisa Biancotto [ctb],
Ofir Levy [ctb],
Christophe Dutang [ctb],
Peter Solymos [ctb],
Robby Engelmann [ctb],
Michael Hecker [ctb],
Felix Steinbeck [ctb],
Hans Borchers [ctb],
Henrik Singmann [ctb],
Ted Toal [ctb],
Derek Ogle [ctb],
Darshan Baral [ctb],
Ulrike Groemping [ctb],
Bill Venables [ctb],
The CRAN Team [ctb].

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Install

install.packages('plotrix')

Monthly Downloads

106,892

Version

3.8-13

License

GPL (>= 2)

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Repository

https://github.com/plotrix/plotrix

Homepage

https://plotrix.github.io/plotrix/

Maintainer

Duncan Murdoch

Last Published

November 15th, 2025

Functions in plotrix (3.8-13)

Display a sort of box plot

bin.wind.records

Classify wind direction and speed records

Place labels in boxes

Binomial confidence limits

Upper binomial confidence limit

Lower binomial confidence limit

A point/line plotting routine

categoryReshape

Convert object label/attribute label coding.

Perform a nested breakdown of numeric values

Display a "bumps" (sequential ranking) chart

Remove inappropriate arguments from an argument list

cluster.overplot

Shift overlying points into clusters

Display an axis in a specified color

Display a centipede plot

clustered.dotplots

Display the frequencies of two categories

Legend matching categories or values to colors

Identify closest match to a color

Plot lines with colors determined by values.

Calculate an arbitrary sequence of colors

Plot values on a 24 hour "clockface"

Show overlying points as counts

Display distributions as dendrites

Find corner locations and optionally display a label

color2D.matplot

Display a numeric matrix as color matrix

Plot multiple variables as polygons on a radial grid

Death registrations from 1996 to 2010

Display an apparent cylinder

Turn values into colors.

color.scale.lines

Line segments with scaled colors

Display a matrix of cell values as symbols.

draw.tilted.sector

Display a 3D pie sector

draw.radial.line

Draw a radial line

Display a measure of dispersion.

Execute a graphic function on a plot

Display nested bars

drawSectorAnnulus

Display a radial pie sector

Minitab style dotplots.

Display a floating pie chart

Fill a "corner" of a matrix with values

Display a Gantt chart

Maximum (or minimum) value cell in a matrix.

Engelmann-Hecker-Plot - EH-Plot

Add an axis with a line to the edge of the plot

Find an empty space on a plot

Assign party members to seats

Display vectors along a horizontal reference line

Display a fan plot

Display a boxplot with a gap (missing range)

Get the position for a legend or table

Display a barplot with a gap (missing range) on one axis

Enter three proportion data - usually soil textures

Display a plot with one or two gaps (missing ranges) on one axis

get.soil.texture

Enter soil texture data

Get the breakpoints for a weighted histogram

Display a barplot with a gap (missing range) on one axis

Calculate the midpoints and limits for a centipede plot

Gather the information to create a Gantt chart

Get coordinates in the figure region in user units.

intersectDiagram

Display set intersections

Get axis positions on a 3D plot

Calculate equally spaced values within a range.

Histogram "stacked" by categories

getIntersectList

Enter a set intersection list

Correct for aspect and coordinate ratio

Display a rectangle filled with an arbitrary color gradient

Find the margin width necessary to fit text or a legend next to a plot

Key for interpreting lengths in a plot

Magnitude by position chart.

World lightning strike data from 2010

makeIntersectList

Count set intersections

Display a series of density curves.

makeDensityMatrix

Compute a matrix of counts from a list of x,y positions

Legend with grouped bars, lines or symbols

Display a L'Abbe plot

Find an empty space on a plot

Plot a multiple histogram, as a barplot

oz.windrose.legend

Display an Australian wind rose legend

Display an Australian wind rose

Paste the columns of a matrix together

Display text in the margins of a 3D plot

Draw arrows between points

Draw boxes filled with symbols

Prepare a "panel" type layout

Function to draw a multivari chart

Display text in the margins of a 3D plot

Scatterplot with histogram-like bars.

Display perspective plot

Place labels in boxes

Add a background color to a plot

Plot values on a circular grid of 0 to 360 degrees

Plot confidence intervals/error bars

Display labels on a 3D pie chart

plotrix-package

Specialized plots and plotting accessories

Place labels on a pie chart

Display a 3D pie chart

Display a radial grid

radial.plot.labels

Display labels on a circular grid

Plot sectors/annuli on a circular grid of 0 to 2*pi radians

Display a shadow effect for an arbitrary polygon

Calculate the proportion of specified values in a vector

Display the output of brkdnNest

Plot values on a circular grid of 0 to 2*pi radians

Draw segments on a 3D plot

Display text on a 3D plot

Display circles with specified size and color

Plot with axis direction(s) reversed

Arrange N seats in M semicircular rows

Display a hierarchical breakdown of disjunct categories

Scale numbers into a new range

Draw a rectangle filled with symbols

Add an Inverse Rug to a Plot

raw.means.plot: Raw-Means Plots for Experimental Designs

Display text in a radial line

Plot with repeated symbols by size

Spread out a vector of numbers to a minimum interval

soil.texture.uk

Soil texture triangle plot using UK conventions

Display a staircase plot

Soil texture data from 125 soils

Display the columns of a matrix or data frame as stacked polygons

Spread labels for irregularly spaced values

Soil texture triangle plot

Build a vector of color values

Display a staircase plot

barplot filled with symbols

Draw a box filled with symbols

Find the direction away from the closest point

A pie-like graphic object

Display the title of a plot as a colored tab

Place staggered or angled labels on an axis

Calculate standard error of the mean

Count specified values in a vector

Calculate equispaced x positions.

Lines for triangle plot

Triangle plot fill

Triangle plot frame

twoord.stackplot

Multiple (stack) plot with two ordinates

Plot with two ordinates

Triangle plot points

thigmophobe.labels

Place labels away from the nearest point

Find the number of valid (not NA) values

Display magnitude/direction vectors

Display a plot with a rectangular section expanded in an adjacent plot

Display a weighted histogram

Display a "violin" plot

Place a "break" mark on an axis

add p-values from t-tests

Label the bars on a barplot

Add a straight line to a plot

Display text on a circular arc

Display an axis with values having a multiplier

A bar plotting routine

battleship.plot

Display a matrix of values as the widths of stacked rectangles

Add a table of values to a plot

Display a nested breakdown of numeric values