orca ☆

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Description:
Generate images of interactive plotly charts

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.3.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @plotly | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: plotly visualization data-science image-generation charting

Install: brew install --cask orca

About:
Orca is a standalone application that renders Plotly charts as static images. It serves as a command-line interface (CLI) and a GUI, allowing users to export complex interactive visualizations to formats like PNG, JPEG, SVG, and PDF. This tool is essential for automating report generation and integrating high-quality plots into documents and presentations.

Key Features:

Renders Plotly graphs to static image formats (PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF)
Operates as a command-line tool for easy automation and scripting
Provides a standalone Electron-based GUI for manual exports
Supports batch processing of multiple charts

Use Cases:

Automating the generation of report figures for business intelligence dashboards
Exporting publication-quality plots for academic papers and presentations
Integrating plot rendering into CI/CD pipelines for documentation

Alternatives:

kaleido – Kaleido is a newer, dependency-free engine often integrated directly into Plotly libraries, while Orca is a standalone application.
matplotlib – Matplotlib is a general-purpose Python plotting library, whereas Orca specifically specializes in rendering Plotly visualizations.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:22pm	1.3.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	3cd05e8b
Jul 27, 2024 7:51pm	1.3.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	afca7e77