AwesomeDataviz

Datashader

Renders very large datasets into accurate images by rasterizing them.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
3.6K
PyPI downloads / week
79.4K
Commits, last 12 months
48
Contributors
61
Last commit
Latest release
v0.19.1May 19, 2026

Overview

Datashader is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 3,562 stars, 378 forks, and 61 contributors. It is actively developed with 48 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.19.1, was published on May 19, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 79.4K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Quickly and accurately render even the largest data.

GitHub topics: holovizdatashaderdata-visualizationsrasterization

Install

PyPI
pip install datashader
v0.19.1

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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48 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Mar 202612
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Popularity among Python data visualization libraries

Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Datashader 3.6K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Datashader 3.6K
GitHub stars for Datashader and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
Datashader3,562

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    Framework for turning Python scripts into interactive data apps.

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  • Dash

    Framework for building data apps and dashboards in Python, built on Plotly.js and React.

    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

    2D plotting library.

    23.3K starsPythonPSF-2.0

  • Bokeh

    Interactive Web Plotting for Python.

    20.5K starsTypeScriptBSD-3-Clause

  • Taipy

    Python framework for building data and AI web applications with interactive charts and dashboards.

    19.4K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Plotly (Python)

    Interactive web based visualization built on top of plotly.js

    18.8K starsPythonMIT

Datashader FAQ

Is Datashader open source?

Yes. Datashader is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Datashader still maintained?

Yes. Datashader is actively developed, with 48 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 days ago.

How do I install Datashader?

From PyPI: pip install datashader.

What are the best alternatives to Datashader?

The most popular alternatives listed in Python data visualization libraries are Streamlit, Dash, and Matplotlib. See the full ranking.

What language is Datashader written in?

Datashader is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, PyPI. Updated Oct 4, 2026.