# VisActor/VChart

VChart, more than just a cross-platform charting library, but also an expressive data storyteller.

Repository: https://github.com/VisActor/VChart
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vchart
Homepage: https://www.visactor.io/vchart
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chart, charting-library, datavisualization, 3dchart, canvas, canvas2d, narrative-visualization, react-chart, vue-chart, plot, dataviz, vis, vizualisation
Last push: 2026-08-25T09:11:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 84
- inputs: {"age_days": 1185, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 11.0, "n_releases_24m": 53}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1832, forks 217 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.287859+00:00)

## What it is
VChart is a cross-platform TypeScript charting library built on the VGrammar visual grammar and VRender rendering engine, supporting 2D and 3D chart types across desktop, H5, and mini-program environments. It goes beyond static charts with annotation, animation, and narrative templates for data storytelling, and ships React, Vue, and Taro component wrappers.

## Use cases
- add interactive charts to a react app
- render 3d charts on canvas
- build charts that run on web and mobile mini-programs
- create animated data storytelling visualizations
- plot bar line pie sankey and funnel charts
- customize tooltips legends and themes in charts
- embed charts in vue applications

## When to choose
- you need one charting codebase across desktop web, H5, and mini-programs
- you want rich animation and narrative/annotation features for data stories
- you need a broad catalog of 2D and 3D chart types with React/Vue/Taro integrations

## When to avoid
- you need server-side static chart image generation only
- you prefer a minimal lightweight chart lib with a tiny bundle
- your team is standardized on another ecosystem like D3 or ECharts with existing investment

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: data-visualization, charts, animation
- domain: data-visualization, frontend, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: charting-library, canvas-rendering, 3d-charts, narrative-visualization, react-components, vue-components, taro, typescript, visual-grammar, storytelling, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- VisActor/VChart (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.287859+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 2026-08-30T03:18:41.421657+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/VisActor/VChart (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.287859+00:00, sha a39aa965b71e)
  - homepage: https://www.visactor.io/vchart (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:56.041622+00:00, sha e726f91cb169)
  - site_page: https://www.visactor.io/vchart/guide/tutorial_docs/VChart_Website_Guide (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:56.044070+00:00, sha bac61b5b40e2)
  - site_page: https://www.visactor.io/vchart/faq/1--Does-the-tooltip-support-changing-the-background-color (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:56.046131+00:00, sha cee75de127c3)
  - site_page: https://www.visactor.io/vchart/changelog/release (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:56.048394+00:00, sha 7b9e179159a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.