AwesomeDataviz

HoloViews

Complex and declarative visualizations from annotated data.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
2.9K
PyPI downloads / week
174.8K
Commits, last 12 months
321
Contributors
150
Last commit
Latest release
v1.23.2Aug 24, 2026

Overview

HoloViews is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 2,910 stars, 417 forks, and 150 contributors. It is actively developed with 321 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v1.23.2, was published on Aug 24, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 174.8K times per week.

Its GitHub description: With Holoviews, your data visualizes itself.

GitHub topics: holovizholoviewsplotting

Install

PyPI
pip install holoviews
v1.23.2

Development activity

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

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321 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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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 HoloViews 2.9K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K HoloViews 2.9K
GitHub stars for HoloViews and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
HoloViews2,910

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  • Bokeh

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  • Taipy

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    19.4K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Plotly (Python)

    Interactive web based visualization built on top of plotly.js

    18.8K starsPythonMIT

HoloViews FAQ

Is HoloViews open source?

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

Is HoloViews still maintained?

Yes. HoloViews is actively developed, with 321 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 days ago.

How do I install HoloViews?

From PyPI: pip install holoviews.

What are the best alternatives to HoloViews?

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

What language is HoloViews written in?

HoloViews is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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