---
name: "tikzit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tikzit"
version: "2.1.6-4+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tikzit"
---

# tikzit(1)

a simple GUI editor for making graphs and string diagrams

## NAME

tikzit - a simple GUI editor for making graphs and string diagrams

## SYNOPSIS

**tikzit** \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**tikzit** is a super simple GUI editor for graphs and string diagrams. Its native file format is a subset of PGF/TikZ, which means TikZiT files can be included directly in papers typeset using LaTeX.

## ARGUMENTS

- **file**

  An optional file name to open.