# Gribouille

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Gribouille and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free grammar of graphics library for Typst, recommended as a cool Typst project and for its constructor, which helps document and validate.

## Why people recommend it

- Constructor helps document and validate (1 comments): "With a constructor, you get to document/validate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48628875))
- Seen as a cool Typst project (1 comments): "still both Gribouille and Typst are cool projects" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48595514))
- Useful for developing gribouille itself (1 comments): "And for developing gribouille in the first place!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48630818))
- Encouraged to use and promote (1 comments): "Just use it and advertise it; they'll catch on eventually." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48601891))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ChartGPU](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chartgpu.md): 35 recommend
- [ggplot2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ggplot2.md): 29 recommend
- [plotnine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/plotnine.md): 22 recommend
- [ggsql](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ggsql.md): 19 recommend
- [Matplotlib](https://hackerapproved.com/p/matplotlib.md): 17 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Gribouille", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gribouille/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).