A curated list of awesome TikZ documentations, libraries and resources
Awesome Ti*k*Z
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[Ti*k*Z](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGF/TikZ) is a wonderful awesome graph drawing package for TeX/LaTeX/ConTeXt. Unlike other TeX packages, TikZ itself is really huge, its manual contains about 1100+ pages, 100+ chapters. Tens of other packages, and serveral GUI applications are based on TikZ.

This project contains a curated list of awesome TikZ documentations, libraries and resources.

Contents
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-   [Official Links](#official-links)
    -   [PGF/TikZ](#pgftikz)
    -   [PGFPlots](#pgfplots)
-   [Books](#books)
-   [Gallery](#gallery)
-   [Tools](#tools)
-   [Libraries](#libraries)
-   [Community](#community)
-   [Videos](#videos)

Official Links
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### PGF/TikZ

-   [SourceForge](https://github.com/pgf-tikz/pgf) - Code, releases, support and bug reports.
-   [CTAN](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/pgf) - Latest version release.

### PGFPlots

-   [SourceForge](http://pgfplots.sourceforge.net/) - Code, releases, support and bug reports.
-   [CTAN](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/pgfplots) - Latest version release.

Books
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-   [PGF Manual](http://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/base/doc/pgfmanual.pdf) - About 1200 pages, 300 of which contains the core concepts.
-   [PGFPlots Manual](http://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgfplots/doc/pgfplots.pdf) - About 560 pages.
-   [VisualTikZ](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/visualtikz) - Visual help for TikZ based on images with minimum text.
-   [LaTeX/PGF/TikZ](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/PGF/TikZ) - A short tutorial from wikibooks.
-   [MinimalTikZ](http://cremeronline.com/LaTeX/minimaltikz.pdf) - A very minimal introduction to TikZ.

Gallery
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-   [TeXample](http://www.texample.net/tikz/) - Gallery of wonderful examples made by TikZ.
-   [walmes/Tikz](https://github.com/walmes/Tikz) - Collection of TikZ art from Prof. Walmes M. Zeviani, contains about 200 TikZ figures, most of which were done to teach statistics.
-   [MartinThoma/LaTeX-examples](https://github.com/MartinThoma/LaTeX-examples/tree/master/tikz) - Contains about 350 TikZ examples from Martin. Thoma.
-   [Nice Scientific Pictures](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/158668/nice-scientific-pictures-show-off) - Contains some really nice TikZ examples, together with pictures drawn by other TeX friends.
-   [Love heart with LaTeX](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/139733/can-we-make-a-love-heart-with-latex) - Contains lovely code to make a heart by LaTeX/TikZ.
-   [PetarV-/TikZ](https://github.com/PetarV-/TikZ) - A collection of publication-ready PGF/TikZ figures by Petar Veličković.
-   [alemelis/tikz_drawings](https://github.com/alemelis/tikz_drawings) - Source codes for illustration made in TikZ by Alessandro Melis for various publications.
-   [LatexDiagrams](https://github.com/FriendlyUser/LatexDiagrams) - This repo contains many diagrams generated for academic usage, including Algorithms-Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, BlogDiagrams, DSP, Engineering Software Design, etc.
-   [tikz-network](https://github.com/hackl/tikz-network) - A tool to visualize complex networks in LaTeX.


Tools
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-   [tikzedt](http://www.tikzedt.org/) - A combined WYSIWYG/text editor designed for editing Tikz code.
-   [ktikz](https://github.com/fhackenberger/ktikz) - Provides a nice user interface for making pictures using TikZ.
-   [gratex](https://sourceforge.net/projects/gratex/) - Visual graph creator for LaTeX (PGF & TikZ).
-   [itikz](https://github.com/jbn/itikz) - Cell and line magic for PGF/TikZ-to-SVG rendering in Jupyter notebooks.
-   [matlab2tikz](https://github.com/matlab2tikz/matlab2tikz) - Converts MATLAB®/Octave figures to TikZ/pgfplots figures.
-   [matplotlib2tikz](https://github.com/nschloe/matplotlib2tikz) - Convert matplotlib figure and spits out a TikZ/PGFplots figure.
-   [PlotNeuralNet](https://github.com/HarisIqbal88/PlotNeuralNet) - Latex code for making neural networks diagrams
-   [awesome-latex-drawing](https://github.com/xinychen/awesome-latex-drawing) - Drawing Bayesian networks, graphical models, and technical frameworks in LaTeX.
-   [sane_tikz](https://github.com/negrinho/sane_tikz) - Create TikZ figures with Python.
-   [quiver](https://github.com/varkor/quiver) - A commutative diagram editor that exports to tikz-cd.

Libraries
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From [CTAN](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/):

-   [aobs-tikz](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/aobs-tikz) - TikZ styles for creating overlaid pictures in beamer.
-   [battleship](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/battleship) - A style file for typesetting Battleship logic puzzles.
-   [binarytree](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/binarytree) - Drawing binary trees using TikZ.
-   [blochsphere](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/blochsphere) - Draw pseudo-3D diagrams of Bloch spheres.
-   [bloques](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/bloques) - Generate control diagrams.
-   [blox](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/blox) - Draw block diagrams, using TikZ.
-   [bodegraph](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/bodegraph) - Draw Bode, Nyquist and Black plots with gnuplot and TikZ.
-   [braids](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/braids) - Draw braid diagrams with PGF/TikZ.
-   [celtic](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/celtic) - A TikZ library for drawing celtic knots.
-   [circuitikz](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/circuitikz) - Draw electrical networks with TikZ.
-   [fast-diagram](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/fast-diagram) - Easy generation of FAST diagrams.
-   [flowchart](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/flowchart) - Shapes for drawing flowcharts, using TikZ.
-   [forest](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/forest) - Drawing (linguistic) trees.
-   [grafcet](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/grafcet) - Draw Grafcet/SFC with TikZ.
-   [graph35](https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/graph35) – Draw keys and screen items of several Casio calculators.
-   [harveyballs](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/harveyballs) - Create Harvey Balls using TikZ.
-   [hf-tikz](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/hf-tikz) - A simple way to highlight formulas and formula parts.
-   [hobby](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/hobby) - An implementation of Hobby’s algorithm for PGF/TikZ.
-   [karnaugh-map](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/karnaugh-map) - LATEX package for drawing karnaugh maps with up to 6 variables.
-   [karnaughmap](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/karnaughmap) - Typeset Karnaugh maps.
-   [logicpuzzle](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/logicpuzzle) - Typeset (grid-based) logic puzzles.
-   [makeshape](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/makeshape) - Declare new PGF shapes.
-   [neuralnetwork](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/neuralnetwork) - Graph-drawing for neural networks.
-   [pixelart](https://ctan.org/pkg/pixelart) - A package to draw pixel-art pictures.
-   [pgf-blur](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgf-blur) - PGF/TikZ package for "blurred" shadows.
-   [pgf-pie](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgf-pie) - Draw pie charts, using PGF.
-   [pgf-soroban](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgf-soroban) - Create images of the soroban using TikZ/PGF.
-   [pgf-spectra](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgf-spectra) - Draw continuous or discrete spectra using PGF/TikZ.
-   [pgf-umlcd](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgf-umlcd) - Some LATEX macros for UML Class Diagrams.
-   [pgf-umlsd](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgf-umlsd) - Draw UML Sequence Diagrams.
-   [pgfgantt](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgfgantt) - Draw Gantt charts with TikZ.
-   [pgfplots](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgfplots) - Loads, rounds, formats and postprocesses numerical tables.
-   [prooftrees](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/prooftrees) - Forest-based proof trees (symbolic logic).
-   [pxpgfmark](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/pxpgfmark) - e-pTEX driver for PGF inter-picture connections.
-   [reotex](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/reotex) - Draw Reo Channels and Circuits.
-   [rulercompass](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/rulercompass) - A TikZ library for straight-edge and compass diagrams.
-   [sa-tikz](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/sa-tikz) - TikZ library to draw switching architectures.
-   [schemabloc](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/schemabloc) - Draw block diagrams, using TikZ.
-   [scsnowman](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/scsnowman) - Snowman variants using TikZ.
-   [setdeck](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/setdeck) - Typeset cards for Set.
-   [smartdiagram](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/smartdiagram) - Generate diagrams from lists.
-   [spath3](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/spath3) - Manipulate “soft paths” in PGF.
-   [stanli](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/stanli) - TikZ Library for Structural Analysis.
-   [ticollege](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/ticollege) - Graphical representation of keys on a standard scientific calculator.
-   [tikz-3dplot](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-3dplot) - Coordinate transformation styles for 3d plotting in TikZ.
-   [tikz-bayesnet](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-bayesnet) - Draw Bayesian networks, graphical models and directed factor graphs.
-   [tikz-cd](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-cd) - Create commutative diagrams with TikZ.
-   [tikz-dependency](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-dependency) - A library for drawing dependency graphs.
-   [tikz-dimline](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-dimline) - Technical dimension lines using PGF/TikZ.
-   [tikz-feynman](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-feynman) - Feynman diagrams with TikZ.
-   [tikz-inet](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-inet) - Draw interaction nets with TikZ.
-   [tikz-opm](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-opm) - Typeset OPM diagrams.
-   [tikz-optics](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-optics) - A library for drawing optical setups with TikZ.
-   [tikz-page](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-page) - Small macro to help building nice and complex layout materials.
-   [tikz-palattice](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-palattice) - Draw particle accelerator lattices with TikZ.
-   [tikz-qtree](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-qtree) - Use existing qtree syntax for trees in TikZ.
-   [tikz-timing](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-timing) - Easy generation of timing diagrams as TikZ pictures.
-   [tikzinclude](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzinclude) - Import TikZ images from colletions.
-   [tikzmark](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzmark) - Use TikZ's method of remembering a position on a page.
-   [tikzorbital](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzorbital) - Atomic and molecular orbitals using TikZ.
-   [tikzpagenodes](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzpagenodes) - A single TikZ node for the whole page.
-   [tikzpeople](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzpeople) - Draw people-shaped nodes in TikZ.
-   [tikzpfeile](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzpfeile) - Draw arrows using PGF/TikZ.
-   [tikzposter](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzposter) - Create scientific posters using TikZ.
-   [tikzscale](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzscale) - Resize pictures while respecting text size.
-   [tikzsymbols](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzsymbols) - Some symbols created using TikZ.
-   [timing-diagrams](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/timing-diagrams) - Draw timing diagrams.
-   [tipfr](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tipfr) - Produces calculator's keys with the help of TikZ.
-   [tkz-berge](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/tkz-berge) - Macros for drawing graphs of graph theory.
-   [tkz-orm](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tkz-orm) - Create Object-Role Model (ORM) diagrams.
-   [xebaposter](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/xebaposter) - Create beautiful scientific Persian/Latin posters using TikZ.

Videos
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-   [A TikZ tutorial: Generating graphics in the spirit of TeX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYjsJVXBlvM)
-   [Creating Flowcharts with TikZ (LaTeX)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoBC8zIB-3k)
-   [Creating Circuit Diagrams for LaTeX Documents Using Circuitikz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRTELZP1l0Y)
-   [Creating Mind Maps Using TikZ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vQ118o2kk)
-   [Graphics with PGF and TikZ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHuvXmTPwE&t=1268s)

Community
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-   [StackExchange](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tikz-pgf)
-   [pgf-users](https://sourceforge.net/p/pgf/mailman/pgf-users/) - A friendly and relatively active mailing list.

License
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