Graphreader Alternatives

Graphreader is described as 'Simple browser-based tool for extracting numerical values from images of graphs and plots, then exporting the data into CSV files' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Graphreader for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Java. The best Graphreader alternative is WebPlotDigitizer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Graphreader are Datafromchart, Engauge Digitizer, Plot Digitizer and g3data.

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  1. WebPlotDigitizer icon

    WebPlotDigitizer

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    A large quantity of published data is available only in the form of plots and it is often difficult to extract numerical data accurately out of these pictures. There are several softwares available to aid this process, but most are either paid or poorly written.

    15 WebPlotDigitizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • WebPlotDigitizer is the most popular Web-based alternative to Graphreader.

    • WebPlotDigitizer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Graphreader.

    • WebPlotDigitizer is Free and Open SourceGraphreader is Free and Proprietary
  2. Datafromchart icon

    Datafromchart

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    Datafromchart operates as a web-based application, offering users the capability to extract data directly from charts. Designed with analysts and researchers in mind, it facilitates the extraction of estimates from various sources such as industry reports or research papers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Upload a chart or select a default chart
     
  4. Engauge Digitizer icon

    Engauge Digitizer

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    This open source, digitizing software converts an image file showing a graph or map, into numbers. The image file can come from a scanner, digital camera or screenshot. The numbers can be read on the screen, and written or copied to a spreadsheet.

    15 Engauge Digitizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Engauge Digitizer is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Graphreader.

    • Engauge Digitizer is Free and Open SourceGraphreader is Free and Proprietary
  5. Plot Digitizer icon

    Plot Digitizer

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    Plot Digitizer is a Java program used to digitize scanned plots of functional data. Often data is found presented in reports and references as functional X-Y type scatter or line plots. In order to use this data, it must somehow be digitized.

    15 Plot Digitizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Plot Digitizer is the most popular Mac alternative to Graphreader.

    • Plot Digitizer is Free and Open SourceGraphreader is Free and Proprietary
  6. g3data icon

    g3data

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    g3data is used for extracting data from graphs. In publications graphs often are included, but the actual data is missing. g3data makes the extracting process much easier.

    14 g3data alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. GraphClick icon

    GraphClick

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    GraphClick is a graph digitizer shareware for Mac OS X which allows to automatically retrieve the original (x,y)-data from the image of a scanned graphor fom QuickTime movies. Free download. Features automatic detection of solid, dashed or dotted lines, bar charts or symbols.

    14 GraphClick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • GraphClick is the most popular commercial alternative to Graphreader.

    • GraphClick is Paid and ProprietaryGraphreader is Free and Proprietary
  9. DigitizeIt icon

    DigitizeIt

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    Sometimes it is necessary to extract data values from graphs, e.g. in most scientific publications only plots but no data values are published. DigitizeIt makes it easy to actually get back numbers from such a plot!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. jTechDig icon

    jTechDig

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    jTechDig is a software tool written in Java for digitizing data from an image of graph or plot. jTechDig can import images from .gif, .bmp, .png etc. files. After mapping of the coordinates system the data can be digitized manually by clicking the mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. DataThief III icon

    DataThief III

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    DataThief III is a program to extract (reverse engineer) data points from a graph.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  12. Dagra

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    Graphs are great for understanding results in reports and papers, but to use those results in your own analysis, you'll want the underlying numerical data. Your analysis will be more flexible because you can easily include all the data from the graph, rather than just a few...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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