# lightweight-charts

> Lightweight financial charts built with HTML5 canvas

Lightweight Charts is an open-source HTML5 canvas charting library for financial and time-series data. It renders interactive, high-performance charts with minimal bundle size to keep web pages responsive. Developers install it through npm or import it via CDN into web applications.

- Source: https://github.com/tradingview/lightweight-charts
- Homepage: https://www.tradingview.com/lightweight-charts/
- Live demo: https://www.tradingview.com/lightweight-charts/
- License: Apache-2.0
- Built with: TypeScript 52.8%, JavaScript 32.1%, HTML 7.5%, MDX 6.1%, Other 1.5%
- Stars: 17715
- Forks: 2672
- Contributors: 66
- Last commit: 2026-10-22
- Latest release: v5.2.1 (2026-08-12)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Finance & money
- Type: Web, Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 79/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 21/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 11/15
- Readiness: 12/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [v5.2.1](https://github.com/tradingview/lightweight-charts/releases/tag/v5.2.1). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Source code only: this release has no files to download.

## Alternatives

- [union](https://diggithub.com/unionlabs/union.md): Zero-knowledge cross-chain bridging protocol

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/tradingview/lightweight-charts
Updated: 2026-10-29