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Piecon

Pie charts in your favicon.

GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
2.3K
npm downloads / week
212
Commits, last 12 months
0
Contributors
4
Last commit
Latest release
0.5.0Nov 19, 2015

Overview

Piecon is an open-source JavaScript visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 2,295 stars, 114 forks, and 4 contributors. It has not had a commit since Oct 12, 2022. The latest release, 0.5.0, was published on Nov 19, 2015. On npm it is downloaded about 212 times per week.

Its GitHub description: A tiny javascript library for generating progress pie charts in your favicon.

Install

npm
npm install piecon
v0.5.0

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Popularity among JavaScript visualization libraries

blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Piecon 2.3K
blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Piecon 2.3K
GitHub stars for Piecon and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
blessed-contrib15,775
Vega12,008
Perspective11,270
vue-echarts10,758
Textures.js6,088
vue-chartjs5,718
Piecon2,295

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  • Vega

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    12K starsJavaScriptBSD-3-Clause

  • Perspective

    Interactive analytics and visualization component for large and streaming datasets, built on WebAssembly.

    11.3K starsRustApache-2.0

  • vue-echarts

    Vue.js component for Apache ECharts.

    10.8K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • Textures.js

    A library to create SVG patterns.

    6.1K starsJavaScriptMIT

  • vue-chartjs

    Vue.js wrapper for Chart.js.

    5.7K starsTypeScriptMIT

Piecon FAQ

Is Piecon open source?

Yes. Piecon is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Piecon still maintained?

It appears inactive: the latest commit was on Oct 12, 2022, over a year ago. It may still work well, but expect fewer fixes and updates.

How do I install Piecon?

From npm: npm install piecon.

What are the best alternatives to Piecon?

The most popular alternatives listed in More JavaScript visualization libraries are blessed-contrib, Vega, and Perspective. See the full ranking.

What language is Piecon written in?

Piecon is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

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