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Toyplot

The kid-sized plotting toolkit for Python with grownup-sized goals.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
449
PyPI downloads / week
1.1K
Commits, last 12 months
26
Contributors
9
Last commit
Latest release
v2.1.0Mar 19, 2026

Overview

Toyplot is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD license. Its GitHub repository has 449 stars, 40 forks, and 9 contributors. It is maintained with 26 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on May 4, 2026. The latest release, v2.1.0, was published on Mar 19, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 1.1K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Interactive plotting for Python.

GitHub topics: toyplotpythonscr-1658

Install

PyPI
pip install toyplot
v2.1.0

Development activity

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

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Popularity among Python data visualization libraries

Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Toyplot 449
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Toyplot 449
GitHub stars for Toyplot and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
Toyplot449

Alternatives to Toyplot

  • Streamlit

    Framework for turning Python scripts into interactive data apps.

    45.9K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Dash

    Framework for building data apps and dashboards in Python, built on Plotly.js and React.

    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

    2D plotting library.

    23.3K starsPythonPSF-2.0

  • Bokeh

    Interactive Web Plotting for Python.

    20.5K starsTypeScriptBSD-3-Clause

  • Taipy

    Python framework for building data and AI web applications with interactive charts and dashboards.

    19.4K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Plotly (Python)

    Interactive web based visualization built on top of plotly.js

    18.8K starsPythonMIT

Toyplot FAQ

Is Toyplot open source?

Yes. Toyplot is released under the BSD license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Toyplot still maintained?

Mostly. Toyplot had 26 commits in the last 12 months; the latest was on May 4, 2026.

How do I install Toyplot?

From PyPI: pip install toyplot.

What are the best alternatives to Toyplot?

The most popular alternatives listed in Python data visualization libraries are Streamlit, Dash, and Matplotlib. See the full ranking.

What language is Toyplot written in?

Toyplot is primarily written in Jupyter Notebook, according to GitHub.

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