User Interface

Reference for all Cute Plot interface elements.

New to Cute Plot?

See the Quick Start for a guided walkthrough of the interface.

Main Interface Layout

The interface is organised into five main areas:

1. Sidebar (left) - file management, browsing channels, search
2. Plotting Area (right) - subplot grid with data visualisation
3. Plot Controls (bottom) - grid configuration, screenshot, templates
4. Tab Bars (top) - dual tab bars
5. Menu Bar (top) — file operations, settings

1. Sidebar

Loaded files appear here. Each file is represented by a collapsable header, which contains the channels of each file.

File Search Bar

• Enter text to search and filter channels by name
• Supports boolean logic and wildcards — see Search Function

File Area

• Collapsable Headers (Files): Represent loaded data files (click to expand/collapse)
• Channels: Individual data columns within files

Selection Controls

• Selection Counter: Shows number of selected series
• Select All: Select all visible series
• Clear: Deselect all series

2. Plotting Area

Subplot Grid

Each plot contains a configurable grid of subplots (1x1 up to 5x3). X-axes are synchronised across all subplots, so if you zoom in one plot, each other plot’s X-axis is updated. Each subplot has independent Y scaling. See Plotting & Navigation for details.

Legend

The legend shows the currently plotted channels. Right clicking on a channel in the legend opens a menu of controls, which allow you to: - Rename channels - Apply data transformations. See Data Transformations for more information

3. Plot Controls

Row/Column Count Selector

• Rows: (±) Buttons to set the number of subplot rows (1-5)
• Columns: (±) Buttons to set the number of subplot columns (1-3)

Screenshot Tool

Capture current plot view as PNG with timestamp. By default, copies screenshot to clipboard

Template System

Quick access to saved templates. Applying a template distributes dropped files on plots based on patterns — see Templating System

4. Tab Bar

Each tab represents a separate plot. There are two layers of nested tabs: - Books: Can contain as many plots as required - Plots: Contains a single subplot

Tabs on the tab bar are reorderable - Drag to reorder. Furthermore; - Add plots: Click "+" button to create new plots - Right-click menu: Additional plot options (close/rename tabs)

5. Menu Bar

File Menu

Options for saving, loading workspaces and data files are here.

Settings Menu

Query Options

Configure which statistics are calculated during data analysis. See Query & Analysis Tools for details on each statistic.

Theme Options

Select a theme for Cute Plot. More will be added soon! - Dark Theme: Default dark interface - Light Theme: Light colour scheme

Updates

Check and download updates to Cute Plot, and change update options

Plot Types

Change plot types, at present only time series and DateTime plots are supported

About Menu

• Application version and system information
• License Information: Current license status and details

Feedback

• Leave Feedback: Built-in feedback form

Mouse and Keyboard Interactions

File Area

Action	Effect
Single click	Select file or series
Ctrl+click	Multi-select series
Shift+click	Multi-select series
Right-click	File context menu (rename, close)
Drag & drop	Move series to plots

Plot Area

Action	Effect
Mouse wheel	Zoom in/out
Left mouse + drag	Pan view
Hover axes + scroll	Lock opposite axis during zoom
Right-click	Context menu
Right-click + drag	Zoom rectangle
Ctrl+click + drag	Create query rectangle
Middle mouse + drag	Create query rectangle
Drag channel from sidebar	Add channel to subplot

Series Legend

Action	Effect
Drag from legend	Drag channel between subplots
Right click	Open series transformation/rename/delete options

Context Menus

Plot Right-Click Menu

• Add Annotations: Horizontal line, vertical line, linked vertical line, draggable text annotation
• Modify Plot Labels: Edit plot title, edit Y-axis label

File Right-Click Menu

• Rename File: Change display name
• Close File: Remove file from session