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Lightweight Charts

Performant HTML5 canvas financial charts, from TradingView.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
17.5K#31 in the directory
npm downloads / week
1.4M
Commits, last 12 months
329
Contributors
58
Last commit
Latest release
v5.2.1Aug 12, 2026

Overview

Lightweight Charts is an open-source JavaScript charting library released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 17,473 stars, 2,631 forks, and 58 contributors. It is actively developed with 329 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v5.2.1, was published on Aug 12, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 1.4M times per week.

Its GitHub description: Performant financial charts built with HTML5 canvas

GitHub topics: financial-charting-librarycharting-libraryhtml5-chartscanvastypescriptchartingchartsfinancejavascript

Install

npm
npm install lightweight-charts
v5.2.1

Development activity

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

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329 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202513
Nov 20258
Dec 202517
Jan 20268
Feb 202616
Mar 20262
Apr 202621
May 202612
Jun 202613
Jul 20266
Aug 202611
Sep 2026202

Popularity among JavaScript charting libraries

Chart.js 67.7K Apache ECharts 67.4K Plotly.js 18.4K Lightweight Charts 17.5K ApexCharts 15.2K Frappe Charts 15.1K Chartist.js 13.4K
Chart.js 67.7K Apache ECharts 67.4K Plotly.js 18.4K Lightweight Charts 17.5K ApexCharts 15.2K Frappe Charts 15.1K Chartist.js 13.4K
GitHub stars for Lightweight Charts and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Chart.js67,733
Apache ECharts67,449
Plotly.js18,355
Lightweight Charts17,473
ApexCharts15,169
Frappe Charts15,088
Chartist.js13,390

Alternatives to Lightweight Charts

More comparisons: Chart.js vs Lightweight Charts · Apache ECharts vs Lightweight Charts · Lightweight Charts vs Plotly.js · ApexCharts vs Lightweight Charts · dxcharts-lite vs Lightweight Charts

Lightweight Charts FAQ

Is Lightweight Charts open source?

Yes. Lightweight Charts is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Lightweight Charts still maintained?

Yes. Lightweight Charts is actively developed, with 329 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 days ago.

How do I install Lightweight Charts?

From npm: npm install lightweight-charts.

What are the best alternatives to Lightweight Charts?

The most popular alternatives listed in JavaScript charting libraries are Chart.js, Apache ECharts, and Plotly.js. See the full ranking.

What language is Lightweight Charts written in?

Lightweight Charts is primarily written in TypeScript, according to GitHub.

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