Basic Examples (2) 

Create an interactive version of a simple plot:

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Add a label by clicking on the curve:

Move the label to the blue curve by clicking on it:

Move the label out of the way of the intersection by dragging it downward:

Zoom into the region around the label by holding and dragging:

Add a second label using +click (+click on macOS) on the orange curve:

Move the plot range slightly to the right by holding and dragging:

Estimate the position of the maximum of a curve by plotting it and adding a label to the highest points:

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Ensure the labels are as close as possible to the peak by holding ( on macOS) and dragging them upward (the further above the cursor is, the more accurate this will be):

Extract the positions by choosing "Copy Tooltip Coordinates" from the context menu and pasting the result:

Scope (3) 

Coordinates with rationals and roots are supported:

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Inspect a two-axis plot created by the resource function CombinePlots:

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Use on other types of plots:

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Options (22) 

LabelStyle (2) 

With the default setting LabelStyle→{}, the tooltip labels have a white background and a colored border:

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Add some padding, rounded corners and a semi-transparent background:

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LabelingFunction (2) 

With the default setting LabelingFunction→Identity, the value returned by the CoordinatesToolOptions suboption "DisplayFunction" is used:

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Use NumberForm to display only two decimal digits:

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LabelPosition (2) 

With the default setting "LabelPosition" →"Attached", the tooltip labels are attached to the anchors at one corner:

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Allow the labels to be moved freely, but still together with the anchors:

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Allow the labels to be moved freely and make them fixed with respect to the plot:

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Put all labels into the top-left corner:

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AllowInterpolation (3) 

With the default setting "AllowInterpolation"⧴CurrentValue["OptionKey"], tooltips snap to key points of objects unless the key ( key on macOS) is held while dragging:

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Always allow any point along lines to be selected:

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Never allow points along lines to be selected:

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AllowedActions (2) 

With the default setting "AllowedActions" →All, all types of interactions are enabled:

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Only allow zooming and panning:

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UseLinkHandCursor (2) 

With the default setting "UseLinkHandCursor"→True, the cursor changes when over any object that is labeled:

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Disable the cursor in case it is distracting or confusing:

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ModifierKeys (1) 

Swap the modifier keys for zooming and panning:

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LabelMoveMethod (3) 

With the default setting "LabelMoveMethod"→Automatic, tooltip labels on lines are moved vertically and tooltips on points are kept at the same point:

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Move labels to the nearest possible position:

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Move labels only horizontally, which will likely not be possible for labels on points:

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ReplottingMethod (3) 

With the default setting "ReplottingMethod"→None, the graphics are never reevaluated by InteracitveGraphics:

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Automatically attempt to replot the graphics for the appropriate plot range:

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Use a custom function to do the replotting:

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GroupingStrategy (2) 

With the default setting "GroupingStrategy"→"Color", objects in the plot are grouped based on their color:

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Group everything together:

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Possible Issues (6) 

For Dynamic[…] type arguments, a Graphics expression must still be returned:

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Interactivity might be disabled if the functions can't be reloaded after a kernel restart:

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Trying to undo the action of "Convert to Static Graphics" does not work properly, and interacting with the resulting object will break future interactive graphics:

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Fix the errors by calling InteractiveGraphics["FixAfterUndo"]:

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The axes might move out of the visible area when panning:

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This is caused by the setting AxesOrigin→{0,0} of the graphics expression:

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Resetting the setting to Automatic fixes the issue:

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Alternatively, use a frame instead of axes:

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The setting for "ReplottingMethod" only takes effect for Dynamic type arguments:

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Wrap the first argument in Dynamic to enable replotting:

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When zooming into a plot with a highly oscillatory function, the original sampling might not be sufficient to properly resolve all details:

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Use "ReplottingMethod"→Automatic to automatically refine the plot:

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Neat Examples (3) 

Customize the label appearance using LabelStyle and LabelingFunction:

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Create a version of the Mandelbrot set that can be interactively explored:

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Annotate a point on a curve and watch how its position changes as the curve moves:

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