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Plotly.NET

Interactive charts for F# and C#, based on Plotly.js.

Website GitHubNuGet
GitHub stars
862
NuGet downloads, all time
1.5M
Commits, last 12 months
57
Contributors
27
Last commit
Latest release
5.1.0Sep 4, 2024

Overview

Plotly.NET is an open-source .NET charting library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 862 stars, 99 forks, and 27 contributors. It is actively developed with 57 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 5.1.0, was published on Sep 4, 2024. It has been downloaded about 1.5M times from NuGet.

Its GitHub description: Interactive graphing library for .NET programming languages

GitHub topics: fsharpd3plotlyplotlyjswebglgraph-librarydotnetdotnet-corecsharp

Install

NuGet
dotnet add package Plotly.NET
v5.1.0

Development activity

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

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57 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 20250
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Apr 202648
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Popularity among C# & .NET charting libraries

ScottPlot 6.8K LiveCharts2 5.5K XCharts 3.8K OxyPlot 3.5K Microcharts 2.1K Mapsui 1.6K Plotly.NET 862
ScottPlot 6.8K LiveCharts2 5.5K XCharts 3.8K OxyPlot 3.5K Microcharts 2.1K Mapsui 1.6K Plotly.NET 862
GitHub stars for Plotly.NET and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ScottPlot6,765
LiveCharts25,481
XCharts3,792
OxyPlot3,541
Microcharts2,075
Mapsui1,573
Plotly.NET862

Alternatives to Plotly.NET

  • ScottPlot

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    6.8K starsC#MIT

  • LiveCharts2

    Animated, interactive charts, maps and gauges for .NET UI frameworks.

    5.5K starsC#MIT

  • XCharts

    Charting and data visualization library for Unity, built on UGUI.

    3.8K starsC#MIT

  • OxyPlot

    Cross-platform plotting library for .NET.

    3.5K starsC#MIT

  • Microcharts

    Simple cross-platform charts for .NET, drawn with SkiaSharp.

    2.1K starsC#MIT

  • Mapsui

    .NET map component for MAUI, Avalonia, Uno Platform, Blazor, WPF and WinUI.

    1.6K starsC#MIT

Plotly.NET FAQ

Is Plotly.NET open source?

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

Is Plotly.NET still maintained?

Yes. Plotly.NET is actively developed, with 57 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 25 days ago.

How do I install Plotly.NET?

From NuGet: dotnet add package Plotly.NET.

What are the best alternatives to Plotly.NET?

The most popular alternatives listed in C# & .NET charting libraries are ScottPlot, LiveCharts2, and XCharts. See the full ranking.

What language is Plotly.NET written in?

Plotly.NET is primarily written in F#, according to GitHub.

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