# react-chartjs-2

> React components for Chart.js.

- Category: [React chart & visualization libraries](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/react/)
- Website: https://react-chartjs-2.js.org
- Repository: https://github.com/reactchartjs/react-chartjs-2
- License: MIT
- Language: TypeScript
- Status: Maintained (commits in the last 12 months)
- GitHub stars: 6,939
- Commits in the last 12 months: 44
- Contributors: 69
- Last commit: May 26, 2026
- Latest release: v5.3.1 (Oct 27, 2025)
- Install (npm): `npm install react-chartjs-2`, 5.7M downloads per week

## Overview

react-chartjs-2 is an open-source React chart library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 6,939 stars, 2,432 forks, and 69 contributors. It is maintained with 44 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on May 26, 2026. The latest release, v5.3.1, was published on Oct 27, 2025. On npm it is downloaded about 5.7M times per week.

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Source: https://awesomedataviz.com/tools/react-chartjs-2/ · Data updated 2026-10-04 · Content: CC BY 4.0, Awesome Dataviz (https://awesomedataviz.com).