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Autoplot

Claim

Autoplot is a native Mac scientific plotting and analysis app for turning tabular data into plots, fits, and reusable outputs with local workflows and publication-ready exports.

Autoplot

Overview

Autoplot is a native Mac scientific plotting and analysis workspace for turning tabular data into plots, fits, heat maps, and reusable analysis outputs. It is built to keep importing, cleaning, plotting, annotation, and export in one place instead of moving between a chatbot, terminal, and image editor.

The product emphasizes local workflows on macOS and Apple Silicon. The pages describe direct file import, assistant-guided Python that runs locally, reusable outputs, and export formats aimed at publication figures, including vector PDF with embedded fonts and PNG/JPG presets.

Features

Native import and parsing

Import local files or SFTP data directly into a project, with delimiter, header row, skipped rows, and encoding controls. The app also shows a live preview before committing parsed data.

Local data wrangling

Merge multiple files, trim rows, splice variables, derive new values, and clean or impute data with assistant-written Python that you review before it runs locally.

2D, 3D, heat map, and categorical plotting

Build X&Y plots, histograms, heat maps, 3D scatter plots, 3D surface plots, 3D line plots, categorical charts, and correlation views in one workspace.

Analysis cards with reusable outputs

Run pre-vetted analysis cards for log-binned distributions, power-law and truncated fits, CDF/CCDF, x_min diagnostics, finite-size scaling collapse, E–S scaling, and AUC.

Composable figures and persistent annotations

Overlay multiple series, fits, contours, annotations, labels, and legends on a figure, with elements that survive restyles and re-runs.

Export and reproducibility

Export a single figure or a composed board as vector PDF with embedded fonts, or as PNG and JPG at journal sizes and DPI presets; also export the analysis as runnable Python and Matplotlib.

Use cases

  • Prepare a figure from raw tabular data

    Import CSV, TSV, or other delimited lab data, clean up headers or merges, make a fit, and export a publication-ready PDF without moving through multiple tools.

  • Iterate on analysis without rebuilding the pipeline

    Run built-in analysis cards for distributions, tail behavior, and scaling, then reuse the resulting variables to adjust the plot or generate a new figure with the same data.

  • Assemble review-ready multi-panel figures

    Create multi-panel boards, add annotations and legends that stay attached to the figure, and export a single composed output for a paper or report.

  • Work on private or NDA-bound data

    Use the local toolkit on sensitive datasets where the raw values should stay on the Mac, while still allowing optional assistant help for schema-aware requests.

  • Inspect relationships across variables

    Compare series, correlations, and network structure across multiple variables to screen for relationships before building a more formal model.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Combines import, wrangling, analysis, plotting, annotation, and export in one Mac workspace.
  • Keeps raw data local; the assistant works from intent and schema rather than raw values.
  • Offers reusable outputs that can be re-plotted, fit again, composed, or exported without rebuilding the workflow.
  • Supports publication-oriented exports, including vector PDF with embedded fonts and print-size image presets.
  • Provides both pre-vetted analysis cards and assistant-generated Python for more customized work.

Cons

  • Advanced analysis surfaces such as heat maps, 3D plots, correlation views, Compose, and several tail-analysis tools are not included in the Free tier.
  • The assistant is hosted and uses credits, so higher assistant usage depends on the paid tiers.
  • The source does not document broader integrations, so it is unclear how Autoplot connects to external notebooks, lab systems, or cloud storage beyond local files and SFTP.

FAQ

Can Autoplot be used offline?

Yes. The page says the local toolkit works without an internet connection; only the hosted assistant, account, waitlist, and billing paths need network access.

Is there a free version?

The Free tier is permanent, not a trial. It includes X&Y plots, histograms with fits, PDF/log-binned/power-law analysis, vector PDF export, project save/load, and 10 hosted-AI credits per month.

What is the difference between Plus and Pro?

Plus unlocks the analysis surfaces and more specialized plots that are not included in Free, while Pro includes Plus and increases the hosted-AI cap to 1000 credits per month.

Can I use Autoplot without the assistant?

The assistant is optional. The source says disabling it does not remove the non-AI toolkit.

Does the assistant train on my data?

The source says raw data never reaches the AI layer. The assistant sees your intent and dataset schema, not the values.

Quick Facts

Category
Scientific plotting and analysis
Platform
Mac (native app, tuned for Apple Silicon)
Primary users
Students, scientists, and R&D teams
Data workflow
Local-first; direct import from local files or SFTP
Export formats
Vector PDF, PNG, JPG
Pricing
Free tier plus paid Plus and Pro tiers