# uPlot

5 Hacker News commenters recommended uPlot and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, fast charting library that people say avoids performance loss and extra dependencies, and is praised as an inspiration for browser charts.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast browser charts without slowdown (2 comments): "i'm pretty happy with the result that avoided much complexity, performance loss, and adding a dependency" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46592293)) "uPlot has been a huge inspiration for proving that browser charts don't have to be slow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709531))
- Praised as inspiring and amazing (2 comments): "uPlot has been a huge inspiration for proving that browser charts don't have to be slow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709531)) "Leon's uPlot is fantastic - definitely an inspiration." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46707660))
- Loyal users who call it amazing (2 comments): "as a very happy uPlot user here - just wanted to say thank you for such an amazing library" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709511)) "Current user and a fan of uPlot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46708038))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ChartGPU](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chartgpu.md): 35 recommend
- [ggplot2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ggplot2.md): 29 recommend
- [plotnine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/plotnine.md): 22 recommend
- [ggsql](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ggsql.md): 19 recommend
- [Matplotlib](https://hackerapproved.com/p/matplotlib.md): 17 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "uPlot", https://hackerapproved.com/p/uplot/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).