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circlize

Circular visualization in R, such as chord diagrams and Circos-style genomic plots.

Website GitHubCRAN
GitHub stars
1K
CRAN downloads / week
10.8K
Commits, last 12 months
0
Contributors
5
Last commit

Overview

circlize is an open-source R visualization package released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 1,024 stars, 148 forks, and 5 contributors. It has not had a commit since Nov 11, 2023. On CRAN it is downloaded about 10.8K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Circular visualization in R

Install

CRAN
install.packages("circlize")
v0.4.18

Development activity

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Popularity among R data visualization packages

ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K circlize 1K
ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K circlize 1K
GitHub stars for circlize and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ggplot27,005
Shiny5,695
plotly (R)2,682
patchwork2,615
ggstatsplot2,206
rayshader2,182
circlize1,024

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circlize FAQ

Is circlize open source?

Yes. circlize is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is circlize still maintained?

It appears inactive: the latest commit was on Nov 11, 2023, over a year ago. It may still work well, but expect fewer fixes and updates.

How do I install circlize?

From CRAN: install.packages("circlize").

What are the best alternatives to circlize?

The most popular alternatives listed in R data visualization packages are ggplot2, Shiny, and plotly (R). See the full ranking.

What language is circlize written in?

circlize is primarily written in R, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, CRAN. Updated Oct 5, 2026.