A Simple Charting Library for Java

XChart is a light-weight and convenient library for plotting data. Its focus is on simplicity and ease-of-use, requiring only two lines of code to save or display a basic default chart.

Usage is very simple: Create a Chart instance, add a series of data to it, and either save it or display it.

Features

  • No required additional dependencies
  • Multiple Y-Axis charts
  • Line charts
  • Scatter charts
  • Area charts
  • Bar charts
  • Histogram charts
  • Pie charts
  • Donut charts
  • Bubble charts
  • Stick charts
  • Dial charts
  • Radar charts
  • OHLC charts
  • Box charts
  • Heat maps
  • Error bars
  • Logarithmic axes
  • Number, Date and Category X-Axis
  • Multiple series
  • Tool tips
  • Extensive customization
  • Themes – XChart, GGPlot2, MATLAB
  • Right-click, Save-As…
  • User-defined axes range
  • Definable legend placement
  • CSV import and export
  • High resolution chart export
  • Export as PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
  • Export SVG, EPS and PDF using optional de.erichseifert.vectorgraphics2d library
  • Real-time charts
  • Java 8 and up

What’s Next?

Now go ahead and study some examples, download the thing and provide feedback.

Simplicity

Simplicity prioritized over everything else so you can quickly make a chart and move on.

Cross-technology

Use in your Swing, Java EE or Java SE applications.

License

Apache 2.0 open source license means you can use it worry-free in your personal and commercial projects.