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render bar, line, pie, and other charts on Canvas with responsive behavior, plugins, and animation

OSS scale score 340.9OSS health 71Update pace 12 commits/30d
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Stars
67,736
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Oct 4, 2026
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Overview

Chart.js is a JavaScript charting library that renders to HTML Canvas with a shared data and options model for common chart types.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Key features

Render charts from types, labels, and datasets

Pass a chart type, labels, and datasets to new Chart(canvas, config).

Sources: [2]

Tune presentation and interaction through options and plugins

Configure animation, responsiveness, legends, and tooltips through options and extend behavior with plugins.

Sources: [2][1]

Best fit

Fits dashboards and administration UIs that need common chart types quickly

The shared API makes common Canvas charts practical for reporting and analytics interfaces.

Sources: [1][2]

Before adoption

chart.js/auto trades simplicity for tree-shaking

Register only the required controllers, elements, scales, and plugins when bundle size matters.

Sources: [2]

Official sources

  1. [1]Chart.js v4.5.1 README(2026-10-05)
  2. [2]Chart.js v4.5.1 step-by-step guide(2026-10-05)
  3. [3]Chart.js v4.5.1 package metadata(2026-10-05)
  4. [4]Chart.js v4.5.1 release(2026-10-05)
Supplemental curator note

Chart.js is practical for dashboards and administration screens that need common chart types with concise configuration. Bundle-sensitive applications should compare explicit component registration.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd Chart.js
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

Growth

Growth trends · Last 30 days

67,736 Stars

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Development activity

Last 90 days · weekly

Commits (last 30 days)
12
Open PRs
95

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GitHub Topics

  • javascript
  • chart
  • html5
  • canvas
  • graph
  • html5-charts
Stars
67,736
Forks
11,948
Watchers
1,345
Open issues
499
Contributors
426
Owner type
Organization
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Oct 4, 2026
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