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Apache ECharts

Apache ECharts is a free, powerful charting and visualization library offering easy ways to add intuitive, interactive, and highly customizable charts to your commercial products. It is written in pure JavaScript and based on zrender, a lightweight canvas library.

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Get Started

Installation

Install ECharts via npm, yarn, pnpm, or CDN

Quick Start

Create your first chart in minutes

Chart Types

Explore 20+ chart types and hundreds of examples

API Reference

Complete API documentation

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Key Features

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Rich Chart Types

ECharts provides 20+ chart types available out of the box:
  • Basic Charts: Line, Bar, Pie, Scatter, Candlestick
  • Statistical Charts: Box Plot, Heatmap, Parallel Coordinates
  • Graph & Tree: Graph, Tree, Treemap, Sunburst, Sankey
  • Geographic: Map with GeoJSON support
  • 3D Charts: Available via ECharts GL extension

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Powerful Rendering Engine

  • Canvas Renderer: High-performance rendering for large datasets
  • SVG Renderer: Better scalability and print quality
  • Server-Side Rendering: Generate charts on the server
ECharts can handle datasets with millions of data points using its progressive rendering and data sampling strategies.

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Rich Interactive Features

  • Legend: Toggle series visibility
  • Tooltip: Rich tooltip formatting with custom templates
  • Data Zoom: Interactive zoom and pan
  • Brush: Select data regions
  • Visual Map: Map data to visual channels (color, size, etc.)
  • Timeline: Show data changes over time

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Flexible Configuration

ECharts uses a declarative configuration approach. All chart features are configured through a single option object: 
chart.setOption({
  title: { text: 'Sales Report' },
  xAxis: { type: 'category', data: ['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed'] },
  yAxis: { type: 'value' },
  series: [{
    type: 'bar',
    data: [120, 200, 150]
  }]
});

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Mobile Optimized

  • Touch event support for mobile devices
  • Responsive sizing
  • Optimized rendering performance for mobile browsers

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Accessibility

Built-in ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) support helps make your charts accessible to screen readers and assistive technologies.

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Use Cases

ECharts is widely used across various industries:
  • Business Intelligence: Sales dashboards, KPI monitoring, financial reports
  • Data Analysis: Scientific visualization, statistical analysis
  • Geographic Visualization: Heat maps, migration maps, regional data
  • Real-time Monitoring: System monitoring, IoT data visualization
  • Mobile Applications: Responsive charts for mobile and tablet devices

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Open Source

ECharts is available under the Apache License 2.0. It’s actively maintained by the Apache Software Foundation with a vibrant community of contributors.
ECharts was originally created by Baidu and donated to the Apache Software Foundation in 2018.

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Next Steps

Install ECharts

Get started by installing ECharts in your project

Build Your First Chart

Follow our quick start guide to create your first chart

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