Kendo UI for Vue Native Charts Overview

Our Kendo UI for Vue Native Charts package delivers a collection of 17 customizablecharts and series types for data visualization. Along with the most common Bar, Line, Donut & Pie charts the Native Vue suite also provides more specific charts like the StockChart and Sparkline.

All Charts are built from scratch with Vue and support all the features and benefits provided by the framework. The components are compatible with both Vue 2 and Vue 3.

Historically, all Kendo UI for Vue Native components support bothVue 2 andVue 3, however Vue 2 is currently in its end-of-support phase till Nov 2024. After our last major release for 2024, Vue 2 will no longer be supported in the new versions of the Kendo UI for Vue components. Please check ourVue 2 End of Support article for more details.

Based on our experience of making enterprise-ready components for almost 2 decades, the Native Vue Charts cover most of the specific scenarios and customizations one can need.

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Kendo UI for Vue Native Charts Demo

Table of contents

• Installation
• Chart Types
• Charts Features
• Dependencies

Installation

To initialize the Charts, either:

• Use the CDN service, or
• Use Webpack.

Using CDN

To use the Kendo UI for Vue Native Charts with CDN, follow the below steps:

1. Reference thecharts,intl anddrawing packages.

<scriptsrc="https://unpkg.com/@progress/kendo-vue-intl@latest/dist/cdn/js/kendo-vue-intl.js"></script><scriptsrc="https://unpkg.com/@progress/kendo-drawing/dist/cdn/js/kendo-drawing.js"><scriptsrc="https://unpkg.com/@progress/kendo-vue-charts@latest/dist/cdn/js/kendo-vue-charts.js"></script>

2. Reference one of the Kendo UI themes to style your components.

    // Load the Kendo Default Theme<linkrel="stylesheet"href="https://unpkg.com/@progress/kendo-theme-default@latest/dist/all.css">    // Load the Kendo Bootstrap Theme<linkrel="stylesheet"href="https://unpkg.com/@progress/kendo-theme-bootstrap@latest/dist/all.css"><linkhref="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">    // To load the Kendo Material Theme<linkrel="stylesheet"href="https://unpkg.com/@progress/kendo-theme-material@latest/dist/all.css">    // To load the Kendo Fluent Theme<linkrel="stylesheet"href="https://unpkg.com/@progress/kendo-theme-fluent@latest/dist/all.css">

3. Follow the instructions inthis article to activate your product license. You can skip this step if your application already contains a license key.

Initializing with Webpack

1. Download and install the package. Use Node.js v5.0.0 or later.

   sh

   npminstall--save @progress/kendo-vue-charts @progress/kendo-licensing @progress/kendo-vue-intl @progress/kendo-drawing

2. Once installed, import the package module.

   jsx

   // ES2015 module syntaximport{ChartSeriesLabels,ChartSeriesMarkers,ChartLegend,ChartLegendTitle,ChartValueAxisTitle,ChartValueAxisLabels,Chart,ChartSeries,ChartSeriesItem,ChartCategoryAxis,ChartCategoryAxisItem,ChartTitle,ChartTooltip,ChartValueAxis,ChartValueAxisItem,.......OtherChart sub-components}from"@progress/kendo-vue-charts";

   jsx

   // CommonJS formatconst{ChartSeriesLabels,ChartSeriesMarkers,ChartLegend,ChartLegendTitle,ChartValueAxisTitle,ChartValueAxisLabels,Chart,ChartSeries,ChartSeriesItem,ChartCategoryAxis,ChartCategoryAxisItem,ChartTitle,ChartTooltip,ChartValueAxis,ChartValueAxisItem,.......OtherChart sub-components}=require('@progress/kendo-vue-charts');

3. You are required to install one of the Kendo UI for Vue themes to style your components. For more information on how to add the styles, refer to the article ongetting started.

4. Follow the instructions on the Kendo UI for VueMy License page to activate your license. You can skip this step if your application already contains a Kendo UI for Vue license file.

Chart Types

Categorical

Circular

Freeform

Scatter

Sparkline

StockChart

Charts Features

Among the many features, which this Kendo UI for Vue Native Chart library delivers are:

• Rendering modes—The Kendo UI for Vue Charts can be rendered as SVG or Canvas.
• Export—The Kendo UI for Vue Native Charts can be effortlessly exported and saved to an image, PDF or SVG.
• Panning and Zooming—For scenarios when you need to focus on a specific data segment, the Kendo UI for Vue Native Chart provides the option to change the displayed range by panning and zooming.
• Appearance— By default all Kendo UI for Vue components are styled by thethree polished themes (Bootstrap, Material, and Default) shipped with the Kendo UI for Vue suite. The Chart component provides options for easier configuration of parameters like dimensions, colors, range, etc.

Dependencies

The Kendo UI for Vue Native Charts package requires you to install the followingpeer dependencies in your application:

• vue 3.0.0*
• @progress/kendo-vue-intl
• @progress/kendo-licensing
• @progress/kendo-drawing

Support and Learning Resources

• Charts Homepage
• API Reference of the Charts Component
• Getting Started with Kendo UI for Vue - JavaScript (Online Guide)
• Getting Started with Kendo UI for Vue - TypeScript (Online Guide)
• Getting Started with Kendo UI for Vue - JavaScript + Options API (Online Guide)
• Getting Started with Kendo UI for Vue - TypeScript + Options API (Online Guide)
• Getting Started with Kendo UI for Vue - Nuxt 3 (Online Guide)
• Virtual Classroom (Training Course for Registered Users)
• Charts Forum
• Knowledge Base
• Kendo UI Productivity Tools extension for VS Code

Additional Resources

• Vue Blogs
• Kendo UI for Vue Roadmap