Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Charts.css

CSS modern data visualization framework

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Charts.css launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Chartss.css – accessible HTML/CSS charts with markdown support▲265

   2020 · rbitr.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js 2.0▲440

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers & developers.

   2016 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js▲263

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

   2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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   A visual guide to the most popular CSS properties▲1,117

   CSS Reference is a free visual guide to CSS. It features the most popular properties, and explains them with illustrated and animated examples.

   2016 · cssreference.io · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js 4.0▲111

   Open source JavaScript charting library for the modern web

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   chart.css▲5

   A Simple CSS Chart System

   2016 · theus.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Water.css – A just-add-css collection of styles to make websites nicer▲501

   A drop-in collection of CSS styles to make simple websites just a little nicer - kognise/water.css

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ApexCharts▲274

   Open-source modern charting library 📊

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   CanvasJS Charts v2▲209

   Responsive HTML5 charts with 10x performance

   2017 · canvasjs.com · its alternatives →

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    XP.css – Windows XP CSS file and framework for building GUIs▲297

    A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs.

    2020 · botoxparty.github.io · its alternatives →

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    LaTeX.css – Make your website look like a LaTeX document▲515

    A minimal, almost class-less CSS library to write modern websites that look like LaTeX documents.

    2020 · latex.now.sh · its alternatives →

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    Every Layout▲390

    Relearn CSS, by example

    2019 · every-layout.dev · its alternatives →

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    Rough Charts▲145

    A responsive react charting library with a hand-drawn style.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    98.css▲256

    A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs

    2020 · jdan.github.io · its alternatives →

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    CSS Layout▲52

    Most popular layouts and patterns that can be built with CSS

    2019 · csslayout.io · its alternatives →

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    Layer CSS▲152

    Lightweight CSS framework to build your own fluid layouts

    2015 · layers-css.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Shorthand CSS▲169

    Feature rich CSS framework for the new decade

    2020 · shorthandcss.com · its alternatives →

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    Laptop.css▲92

    2019 · jjkaufman.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134

    2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Canopy Charts▲72

    Visual editor for building beautiful, dynamic charts

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Pure CSS Francine▲210

    HTML/CSS portrait in the style of an 18th century painting

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pattern.css▲197

    CSS library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CSS Next▲87

    Use tomorrow’s CSS syntax, today.

    2015 · cssnext.io · its alternatives →

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    Chartify – simple and lightweight charts for React.js▲99

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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