c3js/c3

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

9348 stars · 1362 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

C3 is a D3-based reusable chart library for generating interactive SVG charts in web applications. It wraps D3 code behind a simple API with extensive customization options, callbacks, and post-render update methods.

Use cases

• add interactive charts to a web app without writing raw D3
• create line, bar, and pie charts from JSON data
• build dashboards with customizable SVG visualizations
• update chart data dynamically after rendering
• style chart elements with CSS classes
• add zoomable and stackable charts to a frontend

When to choose

• you want D3-quality charts with a much simpler API
• you need charts that can be updated and controlled after render
• you want to extend chart internals directly with D3
• you need a lightweight MIT-licensed charting library

When to avoid

• you need a library with frequent releases and active development (last release was 2020)
• you want React/Vue-native chart components
• you need chart types outside C3's supported set
• you prefer a more modern alternative like Chart.js or ECharts

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

data-visualization charts data-visualization frontend web-development browser d3 svg charting interactive-visualizations nodejs javascript

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