Install & Setup

Most PlotJuggler install problems are not PlotJuggler bugs — they are mismatches between the file or package you chose and the system you put it on. This guide works through the four setup problems grounded in the documented requirements: an AppImage that will not run, PJ4-versus-PJ3 package confusion, a ROS package that cannot be found,…

PlotJuggler 4 introduced something PJ3 never had: an official apt repository at apt.plotjuggler.io. Add it once, and PlotJuggler 4 installs — and, more importantly, updates — through the same apt upgrade you already use for the rest of your system. This guide gives the documented one-liner, the manual step-by-step equivalent, and the upgrade path. It…

This is the honest version of the PlotJuggler-on-macOS story, because the internet is full of the other kind. The short answer: there is no PlotJuggler 4 macOS binary, the last native macOS builds were in PJ3 3.16.0, and building from source is the remaining route to a current version. This guide explains each option and…

For ROS 2 work, PlotJuggler is installed as a ROS package, not as a standalone download — and that package is built on the PJ3 line, not PlotJuggler 4. This guide covers the apt install, the launch command, which ROS distributions are listed, and the snap alternative with its limitations. For non-ROS installs, return to…

Ubuntu users have more PlotJuggler choices than anyone else — which is exactly why this guide keeps the two lines strictly separate. The first half covers PlotJuggler 4.0.0, the current release. The second half covers PlotJuggler 3.17.2, the classic line that the ROS ecosystem still uses. Start from the official files on the Download page,…

This guide installs PlotJuggler 4.0.0 on Windows, the current release, and then notes the PlotJuggler 3 installer for readers who specifically need the classic PJ3 line — for example for ROS-related workflows described in our ROS 2 install guide. Everything here starts from the official GitHub release files linked on the Download page. For the…