kroitor/asciichart

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2105 stars · 100 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A lightweight, dependency-free library for rendering ASCII line charts in the console, available for NodeJS, browsers, and Python (asciichartpy). It plots numeric series as nice-looking text charts with configurable height, offset, and label formatting.

Use cases

• plot a data series as an ascii chart in the terminal
• visualize sensor or log data in console without a GUI
• render line charts in the browser console
• add quick text-based charts to CLI tools
• plot time series in a Python script as text
• debug numeric data with a quick terminal chart

When to choose

• you need zero-dependency text charts in a terminal or console
• you want to visualize data where GUIs or images aren't available (SSH, logs, REPL)
• you need a tiny charting utility for NodeJS, browser, or Python

When to avoid

• you need interactive, high-resolution, or graphical charts
• you need bar charts, pie charts, or chart types beyond line charts
• you need charts for reports or web dashboards with rich visuals

Facets

library · maturity stable

data-visualization charts cli data-visualization developer-tools browser cli cross-platform python ascii-art terminal-charts no-dependencies line-charts console command-line nodejs

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