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TechanJS

Stock and financial charts.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
2.4K
npm downloads / week
87
Commits, last 12 months
0
Contributors
7
Last commit
Latest release
0.8.0Oct 1, 2016

Overview

TechanJS is an open-source JavaScript charting library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 2,436 stars, 522 forks, and 7 contributors. It has not had a commit since Oct 10, 2016. The latest release, 0.8.0, was published on Oct 1, 2016. On npm it is downloaded about 87 times per week.

Its GitHub description: A visual, technical analysis and charting (Candlestick, OHLC, indicators) library built on D3.

Install

npm
npm install techan
v0.8.0

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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 TechanJS 2.4K
Chart.js 67.7K Apache ECharts 67.4K Plotly.js 18.4K Lightweight Charts 17.5K ApexCharts 15.2K Frappe Charts 15.1K TechanJS 2.4K
GitHub stars for TechanJS 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
TechanJS2,436

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  • Chart.js

    Charts with the canvas tag.

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  • Apache ECharts

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    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

TechanJS FAQ

Is TechanJS open source?

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

Is TechanJS still maintained?

It appears inactive: the latest commit was on Oct 10, 2016, over a year ago. It may still work well, but expect fewer fixes and updates.

How do I install TechanJS?

From npm: npm install techan.

What are the best alternatives to TechanJS?

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

What language is TechanJS written in?

TechanJS is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

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