amCharts 5.21: charts from JSON, no chart code

An amCharts 5 chart can now be an HTML tag and a JSON config. No root, no setup code, no build step. The config can carry the animations too, and saving a chart to JSON and loading it back covers far more than before. The <am5-chart> element Load the library, the JSON plugin and the […]

Official amCharts 5 packages for React, Vue, Angular, Svelte and React Native

amCharts 5 now has official packages for five frameworks. Each one creates the chart with your component and disposes it with it. You can write the chart in code, as in any amCharts example, or pass a JSON config. Framework Package Needs React @amcharts/amcharts5-react React 18+ Vue @amcharts/amcharts5-vue Vue 3.5+ Angular @amcharts/amcharts5-angular Angular 19+ Svelte […]

amCharts 5.21: pixel maps

A new way to draw a map in amCharts 5: countries as a grid of pixels. Dots, squares, diamonds or hexagons, colored by your data, flat or raised into 3D columns. One series PixelMapSeries takes the same geodata as a regular polygon series: Each country is drawn as pixels, but it’s still one polygon underneath. […]

amCharts 5.21: real globes, day and night, and flights in 3D

amCharts 5 maps can now show the real Earth: a satellite image that turns and zooms with the map, with day and night where they are right now. Routes can leave the ground and arc above it, and points can fly along them. Satellite imagery MapRasterSeries draws a whole-world image on the map and reprojects […]

New Themes Added

amCharts 5.20 came with a few visual enhancements among other things: we’ve added a few new themes as well as patterns. New themes Version 5.20 adds a batch of new themes: a dozen new color schemes, dark counterparts for every palette theme that didn’t have one, and two “parameterized” themes that build their palette from […]

Growing Pattern Catalog

Two new pattern types, a faster way to rotate any shape-grid pattern, and PathPattern reworked to tile properly. StarPattern A grid of stars. Spike count and inner radius are configurable, so it covers everything from a sharp 5-point star to a soft rosette. Setting Default Description radius 5 Outer radius of the star, in pixels. […]

WordCloud — faster, better and with custom shapes

The release of amCharts 5.20.1 brings a new and revamped WordCloud. It’s faster, complete with new features, and it can take any shape now. Improved speed And “improved” simply does not cut it. The new WordCloud now can render in one frame and is so fast, we’ve had to add additional settings for those who […]

Congressional District Maps for 120th Congress Now Available

U.S. will elects the new (120th) Congress in 2027. There are currently a number of redistricting efforts going on, which puts us — maps users and makers — in a tight spot. But, politics aside, data still needs to be shown. We have collected the most recent changes that are finalized or mostly what you […]

Frictionless chart-building with hosted amCharts MCP server

The always up-to-date version of the amCharts 5 MCP is available as a hosted server. Easy to add Just point your AI client at our hosted endpoint. No package to install, and it always runs the latest version. https://mcp.amcharts.com/mcp Claude Code — one command: Claude Desktop / claude.ai — go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, […]