# wcharczuk/go-chart

go chart is a basic charting library in go.

Repository: https://github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-chart
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, chart, charting-library, drawing, svg, go
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-08-23T15:50:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3709, "days_push": 740, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3998, forks 339 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:31.962984+00:00)

## What it is
A basic charting library for Go that renders charts (e.g., time series, bar charts) as SVG or PNG images. Originally created to publish stock charts in Slack bots.

## Use cases
- generate charts in go
- render time series chart as png in golang
- create svg charts server-side
- draw stock charts for slack bots
- plot data without javascript charting

## When to choose
- you need simple server-side chart rendering in Go with no JS dependencies
- you are okay maintaining the code yourself or using a fork

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with bug fixes
- you need interactive or web-based charts
- you need advanced chart types or extensive customization

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: data-visualization, charts
- domain: data-visualization, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: charting, svg, png, golang, archived

## Member repositories
- wcharczuk/go-chart (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:31.962984+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 2026-08-29T18:24:10.159252+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:31.962984+00:00, sha a3f9ee852115)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.