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roughViz

Sketchy, hand-drawn style charts for the browser, based on Rough.js.

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GitHub stars
7.2K#89 in the directory
npm downloads / week
1.5K
Commits, last 12 months
0
Contributors
11
Last commit

Overview

roughViz is an open-source JavaScript charting library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 7,161 stars, 241 forks, and 11 contributors. It has not had a commit since Nov 23, 2023. On npm it is downloaded about 1.5K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Reusable JavaScript library for creating sketchy/hand-drawn styled charts in the browser.

GitHub topics: data-visualizationd3v5dashboarddata-sciencevisualizationcharting-library

Install

npm
npm install rough-viz
v2.0.5

Development activity

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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 roughViz 7.2K
Chart.js 67.7K Apache ECharts 67.4K Plotly.js 18.4K Lightweight Charts 17.5K ApexCharts 15.2K Frappe Charts 15.1K roughViz 7.2K
GitHub stars for roughViz 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
roughViz7,161

Alternatives to roughViz

  • Chart.js

    Charts with the canvas tag.

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  • Apache ECharts

    Highly customizable and interactive charts ready for big datasets.

    67.4K starsTypeScriptApache-2.0

  • Plotly.js

    Powerful declarative library with support for 20 chart types.

    18.4K starsJavaScriptMIT

  • Lightweight Charts

    Performant HTML5 canvas financial charts, from TradingView.

    17.5K starsTypeScriptApache-2.0

  • ApexCharts

    Modern & Interactive SVG Charts.

    15.2K starsJavaScriptOther

  • Frappe Charts

    Simple, responsive SVG charts with zero dependencies.

    15.1K starsJavaScriptMIT

roughViz FAQ

Is roughViz open source?

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

Is roughViz still maintained?

It appears inactive: the latest commit was on Nov 23, 2023, over a year ago. It may still work well, but expect fewer fixes and updates.

How do I install roughViz?

From npm: npm install rough-viz.

What are the best alternatives to roughViz?

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

What language is roughViz written in?

roughViz is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

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