Nivo

Spec sheet

What it does

Nivo provides React components for building data visualization apps and is built on D3.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Intended users

The FAQ recommends Nivo for people without prior D3 experience or those who want a quick setup.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

API

Nivo lists a server-side rendering API, and the bar chart page offers an HTTP API option.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

License

The GitHub repository identifies an MIT license that permits use, modification, distribution, and sale subject to its conditions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Animation

Nivo's motion and transitions are powered by react-spring.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Bar charts

The bar chart supports multiple data series, stacked or side by side, and vertical or horizontal layouts.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Chart rendering

Nivo supports SVG, HTML, and Canvas charts.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Charts

Its component catalog includes chart types such as bar, line, pie, heat map, and choropleth.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Community and support

The repository README directs users to a Nivo Discord community for discussion.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Customization

The project lists customizability, responsive charts, theming, patterns, and gradients among its features.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Data sources

JSON,GeoJSONRead 22 Sep 2026 · nivo.rocks

Embedded dashboards

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · nivo.rocks

Geographic charts

The choropleth component shades geographic areas according to a data variable and offers SVG and Canvas implementations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Installation

The repository README instructs users to install @nivo/core and select scoped @nivo packages for the charts they need.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integration

Nivo is organized as scoped npm packages, and its README gives `yarn add @nivo/core @nivo/bar` as an installation example.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Large datasets

The FAQ says SVG and HTML may perform poorly with thousands of nodes and points users to Canvas implementations for larger quantities of data.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Line charts

The line chart supports stacking and skips line segments for data points with null x or y values.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Motion

Nivo supports chart motion and transitions powered by @react-spring.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Notable requirement

The choropleth documentation says using the component requires familiarity with d3-geo, projections, and GeoJSON, and that the features array must be supplied separately.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Platform

webRead 22 Sep 2026 · nivo.rocks

Rendering

Nivo lists isomorphic rendering and a server-side rendering API as features.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Rendering formats

Components are available in SVG, HTML, Canvas, and API variants, with formats varying by component.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Server rendering

The FAQ says most components have an HTTP rendering API and that SVG or HTML implementations support server-side rendering.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nivo.rocks

Support and community

The project README directs users to the Nivo Discord community and invites donations and sponsorships.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Data Visualization Software#84 of 987.2