Graphics Layout Engine

{{short description|Graphics programming language}}

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{{Infobox software

| name = GLE

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| screenshot = Gle-graphics-org.png

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| latest release version = 4.3.5

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|02|07}}

| programming language = C++

| platform = Cross-platform

| license = BSD / GPL

| website = {{URL|glx.sourceforge.io}}

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Graphics Layout Engine (GLE) is a graphics scripting language designed for creating publication quality graphs, plots, diagrams, figures and slides.{{cite web|url=http://glx.sourceforge.net/main/docs.html|title=The GLE Reference Manual}}{{cite web|url=http://freecode.com/projects/gleinteractivegraphicslanguageeditor|title=GLE at Freecode}} GLE supports various graph types such as function plots, histograms, bar graphs, scatter plots, contour lines, color maps and surface plots through a simple but flexible set of graphing commands. More complex output can be created by relying on GLE's scripting language, which is full featured with subroutines, variables, and logic control. GLE relies on LaTeX for text output and supports mathematical formula in graphs and figures. GLE's output formats include EPS, PS, PDF, JPEG, and PNG.

The GLE software dates back to the early 1990s{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpan.edu.pl/~kisiel/gle_background.htm|title=Historical notes about GLE}} and it is still under active development. Currently, GLE development is hosted on GitHub.{{cite web|url=https://github.com/vlabella/GLE|title=GLE's GitHub page|website=GitHub }}