Kandy
Kotlin plotting library with a typed DSL, developed by JetBrains.
- Active
- Apache-2.0
- Kotlin
- Java, Kotlin & Scala visualization libraries
- GitHub stars
- 746
- Commits, last 12 months
- 49
- Contributors
- 12
- Last commit
- Latest release
- v0.8.3Dec 12, 2025
Overview
Kandy is an open-source JVM charting library released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 746 stars, 27 forks, and 12 contributors. It is actively developed with 49 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.8.3, was published on Dec 12, 2025.
Its GitHub description: Kotlin plotting library.
GitHub topics: kotlindata-sciencegraphicsjupyter-notebooksplotchartskotlin-notebook
Development activity
Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.
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| Month | Commits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 14 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 |
Popularity among Java, Kotlin & Scala visualization libraries
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| Tool | Stars |
|---|---|
| XChart | 1,596 |
| JFreeChart | 1,391 |
| Kandy | 746 |
| Lets-Plot for Kotlin | 487 |
Alternatives to Kandy
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XChart
Lightweight Java library for plotting data.
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JFreeChart
2D chart library for Java applications using Swing, JavaFX or server-side rendering.
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Lets-Plot for Kotlin
Grammar of graphics plotting API for Kotlin, built on Lets-Plot.
More comparisons: Kandy vs XChart · JFreeChart vs Kandy · Kandy vs Lets-Plot for Kotlin
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Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 4, 2026.