# Chart.js, release history and use on real websites.

A charting library that renders into a canvas element. It includes line, bar, pie and radar charts with animations.

- **Status:** Stable. Actively developed, Chart.js 4.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2013
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 4.6.1 (22 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://www.chartjs.org
- **Documentation:** https://www.chartjs.org/docs/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js

## Chart.js on audited websites

232 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Chart.js (1.4%). That ranks it #11 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Chart.js vs all websites

- **Web score:** 67 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 75 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 57 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 59 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 30 (all websites 31)

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1. [Lucide](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/lucide): 12% (1,958)
2. [shadcn/ui](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/shadcn-ui): 7.7% (1,303)
3. [Radix UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/radix-ui): 6.6% (1,107)
4. [React Hook Form](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form): 5.6% (949)
5. [React Router](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router): 5.0% (838)
6. [Redux](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/redux): 2.3% (386)
7. [TanStack Query](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/tanstack-query): 1.9% (324)
8. [Emotion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/emotion): 1.9% (319)
9. [Three.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/three-js): 1.7% (285)
10. [Styled Components](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components): 1.5% (258)

## Chart.js versions and release history

4 release lines since 2015, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 4.6.1, released 22 Oct 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 14 Nov 2022 | 4.6.1 (22 Oct 2026) | 23 |
| 3 | 2 Apr 2021 | 3.9.1 (3 Aug 2022) | 24 |
| 2 | 9 Apr 2016 | 2.9.4 (18 Oct 2020) | 27 |
| 1 | 7 Jan 2015 | 1.1.1 (5 Apr 2016) | 4 |

Sources: [npm registry, package chart.js](https://www.npmjs.com/package/chart.js), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in UI Libraries

- [Zod](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod): 1.3% of websites
- [MUI (Material UI)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mui): 1.2% of websites
- [Zustand](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zustand): <1% of websites
- [DaisyUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/daisyui): <1% of websites
- [Chakra UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-ui): <1% of websites
- [Headless UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/headless-ui): <1% of websites
- [Framer Motion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/framer-motion): <1% of websites
- [Ant Design](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/ant-design): <1% of websites
- [Mantine](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mantine): <1% of websites
- [Recharts](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/recharts): <1% of websites
- [D3.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/d3-js): <1% of websites
- [NextUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/nextui): <1% of websites

[All 28 in UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)

## Questions about Chart.js

### What is Chart.js?

A charting library that renders into a canvas element. It includes line, bar, pie and radar charts with animations. The be1st catalog lists Chart.js under UI Libraries. License of Chart.js: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Chart.js?

The latest version of Chart.js is 4.6.1, released 22 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package chart.js).

### How many websites use Chart.js?

232 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Chart.js (1.4%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Chart.js first released?

Chart.js was first released in 2013; the oldest version listed by the npm registry dates from 2015.

### Is Chart.js still a modern choice?

Chart.js is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Actively developed, Chart.js 4.

### What are the alternatives to Chart.js?

Technologies that do the same job as Chart.js include Recharts and D3.js.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.