Introduction to Grapher

Welcome to Grapher, the easy-to-use 2D & 3D technical graphing package for scientists, engineers, business professionals, or anyone who needs to generate publication quality graphs quickly and easily. Grapher is an efficient and powerful graphing program for all of your most complex graphing needs. Create exciting graphs and plots for presentations, papers, marketing, analysis, sales, and more.

With Grapher, creating a graph is as easy as choosing the graph type, selecting the data file, and clicking the Open button. Grapher automatically selects reasonable default settings for each new graph, though all of the graph settings can be modified. For example, you can change tick mark spacing, tick labels, axis labels, axis length, grid lines, line colors, symbol styles, and more. You can add legends, images, fit curves, and drawing objects to the graph. To apply the same custom settings to several graphs, you can create a Grapher template containing the preferred styles. Automate data processing and graph creation using Golden Software's Scripter program or any Active X automation program. Once the graph is complete, you can export it in a variety of formats for use in presentations and publications.

Grapher is extremely flexible. For example, you can combine multiple plot types, display graph titles, customize axis settings, and more.

System Requirements

The system requirements for Grapher are:

Windows 10, 11 or higher
64-bit operating system support
1024x768 or higher monitor resolution with a minimum of 16-bit color depth
At least 1GB free hard disk space. 500GB or larger hard drive with 25% disk space available recommended.
At least 512MB RAM for simple data sets, 16GB RAM recommended
.NET Framework 4.8. (Note: .NET Framework 4.8 is preinstalled on Windows 10 and later versions)

Installing Grapher

Installing Grapher requires Administrator rights. Either an administrator account can be used to install Grapher, or the administrator's credentials can be entered before installation while logged in to a standard user account.

To install Grapher from a download:

Download Grapher according to the emailed directions you received or from the My Products page of the Golden Software My Account portal.
Double-click on the downloaded file to begin the installation process.
Once the installation is complete, run Grapher.
License Grapher by activating a single-user license product key or connecting to a license server.

Updating Grapher

To update your version of Grapher, open the Grapher program and choose the File | Online | Check for Update command. This will launch the Internet Update program which will check Golden Software's servers for any updates. If there is an update for your version of Grapher, you will be prompted to download and install the update.

You can also email your registered Grapher product key to Graphersupport@goldensoftware.com and request to download the full product update. See the Check for Update topic in the help for additional information.

Uninstalling Grapher

To uninstall Grapher, follow the directions below for your specific operating system. We recommend deactivating your license prior to uninstalling Grapher if you are using a single-user license.

Windows 10 and 11

Select Settings in the Start menu. In Settings, select Apps | Apps & features. Select Grapher, and then click Unistall. To uninstall Grapher from the Windows Control Panel, click Programs | Programs and Features. Next select Grapher and click Uninstall.

Grapher Trial Functionality

The Grapher trial is a fully functioning time-limited trial. This means that commands work exactly as the commands work in the full program for the duration of the trial. The trial has no further restrictions on use. The trial can be installed on any computer that meets the system requirements. The trial can be licensed by activating a product key or connecting to a license server.

Scripter

The Scripter program, included with Grapher, is useful in creating, editing, and running script files that automate Grapher procedures. By writing and running script files, simple mundane tasks or complex system integration tasks can be performed precisely and repetitively without direct interaction. Grapher also supports ActiveX Automation using any compatible client, such as Visual BASIC. The automation capabilities allow Grapher to be used as a data visualization and graph generation post-processor for any scientific modeling system.

The script recorder records commands in a script as you perform them in Grapher. Run the script, and Grapher repeats the steps. This is ideal for users that need to perform repetitive tasks but are unfamiliar with automation or for advanced users who do not want to manually enter all of the syntax.