AwesomeDataviz

Plotters

Drawing library for data plotting in Rust, with bitmap, SVG, WebAssembly and GUI backends.

Website GitHubcrates.io
GitHub stars
4.6K
crates.io downloads / 90 days
53.4M
Commits, last 12 months
23
Contributors
102
Last commit

Overview

Plotters is an open-source Rust visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 4,632 stars, 319 forks, and 102 contributors. It is maintained with 23 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on Mar 17, 2026. On crates.io it is downloaded about 53.4M times per 90 days.

Its GitHub description: A rust drawing library for high quality data plotting for both WASM and native, statically and realtimely 🦀 📈🚀

GitHub topics: rustvisualizationplottingwebassemblysciencegraphingdata-plottingrust-crateplot

Install

crates.io
cargo add plotters
v0.3.7

Development activity

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Popularity among Rust plotting & visualization libraries

Plotters 4.6K Charming 2.6K Plotly.rs 1.5K malevich 70
Plotters 4.6K Charming 2.6K Plotly.rs 1.5K malevich 70
GitHub stars for Plotters and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Plotters4,632
Charming2,600
Plotly.rs1,457
malevich70

Alternatives to Plotters

More comparisons: Charming vs Plotters · Plotly.rs vs Plotters · malevich vs Plotters

Plotters FAQ

Is Plotters open source?

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

Is Plotters still maintained?

Mostly. Plotters had 23 commits in the last 12 months; the latest was on Mar 17, 2026.

How do I install Plotters?

From crates.io: cargo add plotters.

What are the best alternatives to Plotters?

The most popular alternatives listed in Rust plotting & visualization libraries are Charming, Plotly.rs, and malevich. See the full ranking.

What language is Plotters written in?

Plotters is primarily written in Rust, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, crates.io. Updated Oct 4, 2026.