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How do I build a custom chart type or visual component?

We have APIs that permit the creation of new chart types. This is a more advanced process for users. Typically, it’s recommended that you use an existing chart type and modify rather than create your own chart. However, if there is a specific use case where you require a custom chart type, this can be achieved with SciChart.
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Can I theme SciChart charts and switch between light/dark mode?

Yes. You can easily switch between light/dark mode with our light and dark theme support. We’ve supported this functionality long before it became “cool”.
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Is SciChart suitable for building dashboards in finance, medtech, or industrial use cases?

Yes! We’re proud to be used by pioneering experts and leading enterprises for mission-critical and real-time charting projects. Our clients include:
  • Half of Fortune 500 companies in the Oil & Gas sector and hundreds of VC funded disruptor companies, including BP, Shell Energy and ExxonMobil.
  • All leading F1 teams, Nascar and automotive market leaders, including Bentley and Bosch.
  • 90% of top medical device companies globally, leading insurers and hundreds of research institutes.
  • Investment banks, hedge funds, trading apps and CFD/crypto brokers, including Lloyds Bank, JP Morgan and Barclays.
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Can I add overlays, tooltips, annotations, or custom interactivity?

Yes, SciChart supports the easy addition of overlays, tooltips, annotations and custom interactivity with all our charts.
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Can I style or skin the entire chart to match my app’s design system?

Yes. SciChart enables you to change the design, interactivity, and behavior. With SciChart, you can easily change the colors of the chart, background, axis, labels, and tooltips. You can also create your own customizations and behaviors—something that not many JavaScript chart libraries offer.
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What’s the difference between interactive series and annotations?

Interactive series is suitable for a deep set of data points, whereas annotations are for fewer data points. When you want to add lots of annotations and text, it can be better to use text series. Interactions with a series can require a bit more effort than setting up annotations.

Still have questions?

Please explore our other FAQs or speak to our team

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Without doubt, the best charting library I have ever used. The examples suite is comprehensive to easily get you started coding on a new project. The sales & technical support staff are always responsible and eager to help. Chart customisation is extensive and rendering speed is quick.
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Chris Kirkman
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This is an incredible product. First it's the best chart I've had customers compliment how great the charting parts of our application look/behave. I couldn't recommend this product anymore than I already do. SciChart really hit the mark. I wish all software products could be this easy to use and be so productive (not to mention blazing fast).
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Mete Alinc
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This is a wonderful tool for developers who need highly customizable and fast charting in 2D or 3D. I did a comprehensive market research in terms of what kind of charting I have to use for a commercial app. I've come to the conclusion that SciChart is simply the best charting framework out there meeting our needs. Keep up the good and quality work!
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Jack L
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SciChart has always provided timely and expert support for an already superb product. The WPF charting solution is at the heart of our user interface. We are an extremely satisfied, long term customer.
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Miles
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Andrew and the team were amazing bringing me up to speed with the SciChart platform. Their tech support is great, and the product is even better.
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Steve
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We have been coding Technical Analysis software for 16 years and during that time have tried most charting modules on the market. SciChart is by far the best, not only for features, speed and reliability, but their support has been above and beyond anything else we’ve experienced.
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Dan W
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The product is very fast and flexible. As a coder, I have been able to make it do everything I want - and more! When I have issues, their support team is extremely responsive. I’ve never waited more than a few hours to get a response from them. SciChart is a really beautiful product. Coupled with its performance, it helps me create a very appealing solution for our customers.
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Sander G
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SciChart is flexible and reliable, just the component we need. We try to tweak the look and feel of the graphs to some extremes, all made possible by SciChart. Support is fast, not just a standard reply but usually a useful answer within a day. For more complex requests they really work with you to get it working.