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uPlot

Small, fast canvas-based charts for time series, lines, areas, OHLC and bars.

GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
10.5K#65 in the directory
npm downloads / week
714.6K
Commits, last 12 months
118
Contributors
49
Last commit
Latest release
1.6.32Mar 14, 2025

Overview

uPlot is an open-source JavaScript charting library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 10,542 stars, 462 forks, and 49 contributors. It is actively developed with 118 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 1.6.32, was published on Mar 14, 2025. On npm it is downloaded about 714.6K times per week.

Its GitHub description: 📈 A small, fast chart for time series, lines, areas, ohlc & bars

GitHub topics: time-seriesohlcline-chartperformancelightweightplottinggraphschartsstreaminganalyticsplotdata-visualization

Install

npm
npm install uplot
v1.6.32

Development activity

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

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118 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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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 uPlot 10.5K
Chart.js 67.7K Apache ECharts 67.4K Plotly.js 18.4K Lightweight Charts 17.5K ApexCharts 15.2K Frappe Charts 15.1K uPlot 10.5K
GitHub stars for uPlot 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
uPlot10,542

Alternatives to uPlot

  • Chart.js

    Charts with the canvas tag.

    67.7K starsJavaScriptMITuPlot vs Chart.js

  • 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

More comparisons: Chart.js vs uPlot

uPlot FAQ

Is uPlot open source?

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

Is uPlot still maintained?

Yes. uPlot is actively developed, with 118 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 6 days ago.

How do I install uPlot?

From npm: npm install uplot.

What are the best alternatives to uPlot?

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

What language is uPlot written in?

uPlot is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

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