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Tool for building Gantt charts in PNG, EPS, PDF or SVG format. Version 1.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11.
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Package summary
Tool for building Gantt charts in PNG, EPS, PDF or SVG format
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pla
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Project history and usage
Pla is a small command-line Gantt chart generator that renders a text planning description as PNG, EPS, PDF, or SVG.
Project history
Thierry Fournier created Pla to generate Gantt charts, originally for automatically built LaTeX documents. The official page documents both its command-line interface and its planning-description syntax.
Adoption history
Reliable evidence of broad adoption is thin. The supplied package facts identify a Homebrew formula, while the official project page presents Pla as a focused standalone utility rather than a wider project-management platform.
How it is used
Users write a planning-description input file containing tasks, dates, durations, dependencies, resources, completion percentages, and colors, then invoke `pla -i` with an output filename and format. The planning file is user input, not a configuration file stored at an official fixed location.
Why package nerds care
Pla is representative of small Unix-style document-build utilities: one executable, a compact text input language, Cairo-backed rendering, and static artifacts suitable for LaTeX or automated reporting pipelines.
Timeline
- Project era: Pla was created to automate Gantt-chart generation for LaTeX documents.
Related projects
- Pla uses Cairo for rendering and can feed generated PDF, EPS, SVG, or PNG charts into document-production workflows such as LaTeX.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pla | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.3
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.3
https://github.com/thierry-f-78/pla
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pla |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pla |
| Homepage | https://www.arpalert.org/pla.html |
| Repository | https://github.com/thierry-f-78/pla |
| Upstream docs | https://www.arpalert.org/pla.html |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/thierry-f-78/pla/archive/refs/tags/1.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11T13:10:05Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | cairo |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pla |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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