# Chartkick

Ruby gem that renders JavaScript charts from one line of Ruby in a view.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/chartkick/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04
Listed since: 2026-11-04

## Record

### Links

- home: https://chartkick.com
- repository: https://github.com/ankane/chartkick
- docs: https://chartkick.com

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Andrew Kane
- maintainerType: individual
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2013
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: graphics
- hosting: not applicable
- language: ruby
- runtime: ruby
- runtimeMin: ruby 3.3
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: not applicable
- databases: not applicable
- adminUi: not applicable
- headlessApi: not applicable
- templating: not applicable
- i18n: not applicable

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: not applicable
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: gem

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 5
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-22

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 6526
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 24
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 4350
- dependentPackages: 54

### Sources

- urls: https://chartkick.com/ (read 2026-11-04)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/ankane/chartkick (read 2026-11-04)
- urls: https://chartkick.com/ (read 2026-11-04)
- firstRelease: https://rubygems.org/api/v1/versions/chartkick.json (read 2026-11-04)
- maintainer: https://github.com/ankane/chartkick/blob/master/LICENSE.txt (read 2026-11-04)
- category: https://chartkick.com/ (read 2026-11-04)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/ankane/chartkick (read 2026-11-04)
- runtime: https://chartkick.com/ (read 2026-11-04)
- installMethod: https://chartkick.com/ (read 2026-11-04)
- license: https://github.com/ankane/chartkick/blob/master/LICENSE.txt (read 2026-11-04)
- licenseModel: https://api.github.com/repos/ankane/chartkick (read 2026-11-04)
- currentMajor: https://rubygems.org/api/v1/gems/chartkick.json (read 2026-11-04)
- latestReleaseDate: https://rubygems.org/api/v1/versions/chartkick.json (read 2026-11-04)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/ankane/chartkick (read 2026-11-04)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/ankane/chartkick/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-11-04)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/rubygems.org/packages/chartkick (read 2026-11-04)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/rubygems.org/packages/chartkick (read 2026-11-04)
- runtimeMin: https://rubygems.org/api/v1/versions/chartkick.json (read 2026-11-04)

## Notes

Chartkick is a Ruby gem that draws a JavaScript chart from one line of Ruby in a view. The gem is added to a Gemfile, and the JavaScript side is set up through the app's asset tooling: Importmap, a JavaScript bundler or Sprockets. The quick start pairs it with Chart.js. The README also covers Sinatra and Padrino, where chartkick.js is downloaded and included by hand.

## Worth knowing

The homepage navigation lists Python, React, Vue and Elixir versions of Chartkick as separate projects.

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