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hvPlot

High-level plotting API for pandas, xarray, Dask, NetworkX and other data structures, built on HoloViews.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
1.4K
Commits, last 12 months
43
Contributors
53
Last commit
Latest release
v0.12.2Dec 18, 2025

Overview

hvPlot is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 1,359 stars, 125 forks, and 53 contributors. It is actively developed with 43 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.12.2, was published on Dec 18, 2025.

Its GitHub description: A high-level plotting API for pandas, dask, xarray, and networkx built on HoloViews

GitHub topics: holovizholoviewsplottingdatashader

Install

PyPI
pip install hvplot
v0.12.2

Development activity

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

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43 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 hvPlot 1.4K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K hvPlot 1.4K
GitHub stars for hvPlot and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,897
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,322
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,441
Plotly (Python)18,824
hvPlot1,359

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    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

    2D plotting library.

    23.3K starsPythonPSF-2.0

  • Bokeh

    Interactive Web Plotting for Python.

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  • 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

hvPlot FAQ

Is hvPlot open source?

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

Is hvPlot still maintained?

Yes. hvPlot is actively developed, with 43 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 5 days ago.

How do I install hvPlot?

From PyPI: pip install hvplot.

What are the best alternatives to hvPlot?

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

What language is hvPlot written in?

hvPlot is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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