# plotly.js

**Repository Path**: mirrors_craigwblake/plotly.js

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: plotly.js
- **Description**: The open source javascript graphing library that powers plotly
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-08
- **Last Updated**: 2026-04-04

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

<a href="https://plot.ly/javascript/"><img src="http://images.plot.ly/logo/plotlyjs-logo@2x.png" height="70"></a>

[![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/plotly.js.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/js/plotly.js) 
[![circle ci](https://circleci.com/gh/plotly/plotly.js.png?&style=shield&circle-token=1f42a03b242bd969756fc3e53ede204af9b507c0)](https://circleci.com/gh/plotly/plotly.js)

Built on top of [d3.js](http://d3js.org/) and [stack.gl](http://stack.gl/),
plotly.js is a high-level, declarative charting library. plotly.js ships with 20
chart types, including 3D charts, statistical graphs, and SVG maps.

## Table of contents

* [Quick start options](#quick-start-options)
* [Bugs and feature requests](#bugs-and-feature-requests)
* [Documentation](#documentation)
* [Contributing](#contributing)
* [Community](#community)
* [Clients for R, Python, and MATLAB](#clients-for-r-python-and-matlab)
* [Creators](#creators)
* [Copyright and license](#copyright-and-license)


## Quick start options

#### Download the latest release
[Latest Release on Github](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/releases/)

#### Clone the repo
```bash
git clone https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js.git
```

#### Install with `npm`
```bash
npm install plotly.js
```

#### Use the plotly.js CDN hosted by Fastly:
```html
<!-- Latest compiled and minified plotly.js JavaScript -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-latest.min.js">
```

Read the [Getting started page](https://plot.ly/javascript/getting-started/) for examples.

## Bugs and feature requests

Have a bug or a feature request? Please first read the [issues guidelines](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## Documentation

Official plotly.js documentation is hosted on [plot.ly/javascript](https://plot.ly/javascript).

These pages are generated by the Plotly [documentation repo](https://github.com/plotly/documentation/tree/gh-pages) built with [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com) and publicly hosted on GitHub Pages.
For more info about contributing to Plotly documentation, please read through [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/plotly/documentation/blob/source/Contributing.md).

You can also suggest new documentation examples by submitting a [Codepen](http://codepen.io/tag/plotly/) on community.plot.ly with tag [`plotly-js`](http://community.plot.ly/c/plotly-js).

## Contributing

Please read through our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Included are directions for opening issues, using plotly.js in your project and notes on development.

## Community

Get updates on plotly.js's development and chat with the project maintainers and community members.

* Follow [@plotlygraphs](https://twitter.com/plotlygraphs) on Twitter.
* Implementation help may be found at Stack Overflow (tagged [`plotly`](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/plotly)) or community.plot.ly (tagged [`plotly-js`](http://community.plot.ly/c/plotly-js)).
* Developers should use the keyword `plotly` on packages which modify or add to the functionality of plotly.js when distributing through [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/browse/keyword/plotly).
* Direct developer email support can be purchased through a [Plotly Pro](https://plot.ly/products/cloud/) plan.

## Versioning

plotly.js is maintained under the [Semantic Versioning guidelines](http://semver.org/).

See the [Releases section](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/releases) of our GitHub project for changelogs for each release version of plotly.js.

## Clients for R, Python, and MATLAB

Open-source clients to the plotly.js APIs are available at these links:

|   | GitHub repo | Getting started |
|---|--------|---------|
|**R / RStudio**| [ropensci/plotly](https://github.com/ropensci/plotly) | [plot.ly/r/getting-started](https://plot.ly/r/getting-started) |
|**Python / Pandas / IPython notebook**| [plotly/plotly.py](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py) | [plot.ly/python/getting-started](https://plot.ly/python/getting-started) |
|**MATLAB**| [plotly/matlab-api](https://github.com/plotly/matlab-api) | [plot.ly/matlab/getting-started](https://plot.ly/matlab/getting-started) |
|**node.js**| [plotly/plotly-nodejs](https://github.com/plotly/plotly-nodejs) | [plot.ly/nodejs/getting-started](https://plot.ly/nodejs/getting-started) |
|**Julia**| [plotly/Plotly.jl](https://github.com/plotly/Plotly.jl) | [plot.ly/julia/getting-started](https://plot.ly/julia/getting-started) |

plotly.js charts can also be created and saved online for free at [plot.ly/plot](https://plot.ly/plot).

## Creators

|   | Github | Twitter |
|---|--------|---------|
|**Alex C. Johnson**| [@alexcjohnson](https://github.com/alexcjohnson) | |
|**Étienne Tétreault-Pinard**| [@etpinard](https://github.com/etpinard) | [@etpinard](https://twitter.com/etpinard) |
|**Mikola Lysenko**| [@mikolalysenko](https://github.com/mikolalysenko) | [@MikolaLysenko](https://twitter.com/MikolaLysenko) |
|**Ben Postlethwaite**| [@bpostlethwaite](https://github.com/bpostlethwaite) | |
|**Chris Parmer**| [@chriddyp](https://github.com/chriddyp) | |
|**Chelsea Douglas**| [@cldougl](https://github.com/cldougl) | |

## Copyright and license

Code and documentation copyright 2015 Plotly, Inc.

Code released under the [MIT license](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/blob/master/LICENSE).

Docs released under the [Creative Commons license](https://github.com/plotly/documentation/blob/source/LICENSE).