plotgardenerUI
July 16, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
An Electron, React app for the plotgardener R package.
Install R
Check if your machine has R installed. If it is installed, these commands will return where it is installed. Install at cran if not already on machine.
For macOS
which R
For Windows
where R
Project Setup
Install Node.js
Install Node.js here.
Clone his Project Install Node Modules
Open your IDE and clone this Repository in your desired directory.
git clone https://github.com/rishabhsvemuri/pgUI.git
Then, move into the pgUI project directory (if not already there)
cd pgUI
Install Node Modules
Open a terminal in your project directory and run the following command to install all Node dependencies.
npm install
Development
Run this command to launch the app through the command line as a development project to test.
npm run dev
Building for Distribution
Run the command corresponding with your OS to build an installer for Plotgardener. This will create an application shortcut.
For Windows
npm run build:win
For macOS
npm run build:mac:local
For Linux
npm run build:linux
Accessing Installers
To quicly open pgUI directory in your Finder/Files, run this command in your project directory terminal:
open .
Within the cloned pgUI repo, navigate to pgUI/dist/plotgardener-1.0.0.(dmg or exe)
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If on Windows open the plotgardener-1.0.0.exe file
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If on macOS open the plotgardener-1.0.0.dmg file
To use the currently released version run this command in your terminal after installing, it'll lift the quarantine and let you open the app.
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/plotgardener.app