Nivo
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The facts
Each one read from Nivo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Animation
- Nivo's motion and transitions are powered by react-spring.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API
- Nivo lists a server-side rendering API, and the bar chart page offers an HTTP API option.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bar charts
- The bar chart supports multiple data series, stacked or side by side, and vertical or horizontal layouts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Chart rendering
- Nivo supports SVG, HTML, and Canvas charts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Charts
- Its component catalog includes chart types such as bar, line, pie, heat map, and choropleth.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Community and support
- The repository README directs users to a Nivo Discord community for discussion.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The project lists customizability, responsive charts, theming, patterns, and gradients among its features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- JSON,GeoJSONchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Embedded dashboards
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Geographic charts
- The choropleth component shades geographic areas according to a data variable and offers SVG and Canvas implementations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The repository README instructs users to install @nivo/core and select scoped @nivo packages for the charts they need.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Nivo is organized as scoped npm packages, and its README gives `yarn add @nivo/core @nivo/bar` as an installation example.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The FAQ recommends Nivo for people without prior D3 experience or those who want a quick setup.checked 12 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies an MIT license that permits use, modification, distribution, and sale subject to its conditions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Line charts
- The line chart supports stacking and skips line segments for data points with null x or y values.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Motion
- Nivo supports chart motion and transitions powered by @react-spring.checked 12 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- Nivo lists isomorphic rendering and a server-side rendering API as features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Rendering formats
- Components are available in SVG, HTML, Canvas, and API variants, with formats varying by component.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Server rendering
- The FAQ says most components have an HTTP rendering API and that SVG or HTML implementations support server-side rendering.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and community
- The project README directs users to the Nivo Discord community and invites donations and sponsorships.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Nivo provides React data visualization components built on D3.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- webchecked 22 Sep 2026





