OmniGraphSketcher
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| Developer(s) | The Omni Group |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 2009 |
| Operating system | macOS, iOS |
| Type | Charting software |
| License | Open-source (since 2014) |
| Website | GitHub repository |
OmniGraphSketcher was a software application from The Omni Group for creating quantitative diagrams. It allowed users to plot data and draw freehand curves, filled areas, and text labels on a coordinate plane. It was available from March 2009 through July 2013.
History
[edit]OmniGraphSketcher had its origins in Graph Sketcher, a Mac OS X application created by Robin Stewart that was first commercially released in 2006.[1][2] The software was influenced by Stewart's academic research integrating data plotting with freehand illustration user interfaces.[3][4]
The Omni Group acquired Graph Sketcher in 2008 and launched OmniGraphSketcher for Mac in March 2009,[5][6] followed by an iPad version in April 2010.[7]
In July 2013, the Omni Group discontinued OmniGraphSketcher, and in January 2014 released its source code under an open-source license as GraphSketcher.[8][9]
Reception
[edit]Outlets such as Macworld, MacUser, and MacNN described OmniGraphSketcher as "one of those programs that does one thing and does it very well."[10] Most rated it 4/5, appreciating the simplicity of making graphs but noting some limitations and interface glitches with the iPad version.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "New from the Omni Group: OmniGraphSketcher". The Omni Group Blog. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "OmniGraphSketcher". Robin Stewart - Research. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Robin Stewart; m.c. schraefel (2009). "Graph Sketcher: Extending Illustration to Quantitative Graphs". Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery. pp. 1113–1116. doi:10.1145/1518701.1518870.
- ^ Mei, Honghui; Ma, Yuxin; Wei, Yating; Chen, Wei (2018). "The design space of construction tools for information visualization: A survey". Journal of Visual Languages & Computing. 44. Elsevier: 120–132. doi:10.1016/j.jvlc.2017.10.001.
- ^ "Graph Sketcher app reborn as OmniGraphSketcher for Mac". Ars Technica. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "The Omni Group unveils OmniGraphSketcher 1.0". Macworld. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27.
- ^ "iPad App Store Reveals Launch Apps, Top Seller Lists, App Details". MacRumors. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Setting OmniGraphSketcher Free". The Omni Group Blog. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "GraphSketcher". GitHub. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "OmniGraph Sketcher". MacUser. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009.
- ^ "OmniGraffle and OmniGraphSketcher for iPad". Macworld. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Review: OmniGraphSketcher for iPad". MacNN. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Quick Review: OmniGraphSketcher for iPad". TiPb: The iPhone Blog. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010.
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