# chartist-js/chartist

Simple responsive charts

Repository: https://github.com/chartist-js/chartist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chartist
Homepage: https://chartist.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chartist, responsive-charts, charting-library, javascript, svg
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:12:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 38, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4560, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 337, "gap_med": 87.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13389, forks 2468 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.242095+00:00)

## What it is
Chartist is a lightweight, responsive charting library that renders charts as inline SVG in the DOM. It is written in TypeScript, ships as a tree-shakable ES module, and relies on standard web technologies (SVG, CSS, JavaScript) instead of canvas.

## Use cases
- add responsive charts to a website
- render lightweight SVG line, bar, and pie charts
- style charts with CSS instead of canvas
- embed small-bundle charts in a frontend app
- create designer-friendly customizable charts
- draw charts that scale responsively across devices

## When to choose
- you need small bundle size and tree-shakable ESM charts
- you want charts styled and customized via CSS and the DOM
- you prefer SVG rendering over canvas
- you want a simple, unopinionated charting API with TypeScript types

## When to avoid
- you need complex built-in interactions like tooltips, zooming, or legends out of the box
- you need heavy-duty charting with many series types or 3D charts
- you prefer canvas-based rendering for very large datasets

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: data-visualization, charts
- domain: data-visualization, frontend, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: svg-charts, responsive-charts, lightweight, typescript, tree-shakable, charting-library, nodejs

## Member repositories
- chartist-js/chartist (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.242095+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:20.064742+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chartist-js/chartist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.242095+00:00, sha 3af5b5457b19)
  - homepage: https://chartist.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:37.427868+00:00, sha 4ff0422bbc2c)
  - site_page: https://chartist.dev/docs/whats-new-in-v1 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:37.438726+00:00, sha 178d032e478b)
  - site_page: https://chartist.dev/docs/what-is-it-made-for (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:37.440249+00:00, sha 7910a50a9a6f)
  - site_page: https://chartist.dev/docs/plugins (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:37.436992+00:00, sha 0a102038407d)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/chartist (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:37.441786+00:00, sha 84b36d00e873)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.