Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Plt file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to tex in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i photo.plt -c "convert to tex" (how).
Let your AI agent convert PostScript Plot File to TEX
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Convert the PostScript Plot File files in my Downloads folder to TEX”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i photo.plt -c "convert to tex"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert PostScript Plot File to TEX?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i photo.plt -c "convert to tex" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
A PostScript page description saved with a .plt extension (ISR Caddsman plot files do this). Not the HP-GL plotter format that shares the .plt extension - Filestar converts it like any PostScript file, e.g. to PDF.
It is a file that contains symbols, graphics, text, or mathematical expression developed by LaTex a typesetting system. Mainly used to typeset articles, books, and publications in computer science, physics, statistics, electrical engineering, and economics.
