# \[ANN\] MakieControlPlots
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-makiecontrolplots/137718
**Category:** Package Announcements
**Created:** [June 20, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-makiecontrolplots/137718 "2026-06-20T20:24:53Z")
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-makiecontrolplots/137718/1 "2026-06-20T20:24:53Z")
We ported our package, ControlPlots, to use Makie as its backend. This removes the dependency on Python.
It comes with a GUI for interactive exploration of the plot, similar to Matplotlib:
[MakieControlPlots](https://github.com/OpenSourceAWE/MakieControlPlots.jl) offers:
- simple plots can be created with the `plot()` function
- the plots are interactive: buttons for pan and zoom, home and save are provided
- any number of plot windows can be open, a `close("all")` function is provided
- plots can be saved in PNG or PDF format from the GUI
- an oscilloscope-like plot with multiple channels can be created
with the `plotx()` function
- an XY plot can be created with the `plotxy()` function
- the `plot2d` function can create fast animations of particle systems, connected with segments
- bode plots using the `bode_plot()` function
- LaTeX can be used for the labels and other text
- the parameters of the plot commands are stored in a struct and returned
- this struct can be displayed again or stored in a file and loaded; the labels etc. can be edited and a new plot can be displayed or exported
The goal of this package is to provide simple plots for control system developers and students with the option to export high-quality vector graphics for publications.
Thanks a lot to @Bart_van_de_Lint for the initiative to create this package!
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### Author:  [@madppiper](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/madppiper)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-makiecontrolplots/137718/2 "2026-06-21T06:56:39Z")
Cool! Well done