Latest Product Updates and Feature Enhancements on Highcharts
Introducing Highcharts for Flutter (Beta)
Highcharts has launched a beta version of its integration for Flutter, allowing developers to incorporate interactive charts into Dart applications without third-party wrappers. This integration supp...orts a variety of chart types and ensures consistent rendering across web, iOS, and Android platforms.
Highcharts 12.6: Contour Plots with WebGPU Rendering
Highcharts has released version 12.6, introducing experimental contour plots powered by WebGPU for enhanced real-time rendering. This update includes arrow functions as callbacks, axis units for anno...tations, and new options for tooltips, crosshairs, and pattern fills. Highcharts 12.6 is available on npm and the download page.
Highcharts has released React v4.2.1, enhancing documentation, introducing safer defaults, and improving TypeScript support. Key updates include a new drilldown component, disabled data mutation by d...efault, and a refined rendering strategy for better React integration. These changes aim to align more closely with React development practices and improve the developer experience.
Highcharts 12.5: Dendrogram Support, Legend Sizing, and Styling Improvements
Highcharts 12.5 introduces dendrogram support, enhancing hierarchical data visualization. The update also offers improved legend sizing with a maxWidth option and better adaptive theming through CSS ...light-dark functions. A new alert system for styled mode ensures required CSS files are loaded, reducing user confusion.
Highcharts has launched Dashboards 2.0, enhancing customization and flexibility for data visualization. Key features include 100% CSS styling, modular architecture, and simplified column assignment. ...Users can now tailor dashboards with custom HTML layouts and CSS libraries like Tailwind and Bootstrap, improving performance and visual alignment with applications.
Highcharts EULA Update: Clearer Rules for Free and Commercial Use
Highcharts has updated its End User License Agreement (EULA) to provide clearer definitions for free and commercial use. The changes aim to eliminate ambiguity by explicitly defining personal and edu...cational use, which remain free, while clarifying that internal business use requires a commercial license. The update also introduces clear CDN usage rules to ensure fair and consistent enforcement.
Highcharts has launched Grid Pro, a new tool for creating and customizing JavaScript data tables. It features interactive cell editing, configurable validation rules, sparklines, and custom event hoo...ks. Available as a standalone product or integrated with Highcharts Dashboards, Grid Pro offers a 50% discount until the end of 2025. New features include pagination and column filtering.
Highcharts has launched Grid Lite, a free, lightweight data grid tool for web apps. It offers customizable, interactive features without unnecessary dependencies, making it ideal for developers. Grid... Lite supports CSS-based theming, column grouping, row virtualization, and accessibility features. It integrates with popular frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue. Future updates will include data validation, search, filtering, and export options.
New Highcharts for React: A Better, More Intuitive Experience
Highcharts has released an updated version of Highcharts for React, enhancing integration with React projects. The update includes a refined API for better alignment with React patterns, improved com...ponent integration, and full ESM support. This allows developers to create more efficient and lightweight React applications using Highcharts' data visualization capabilities.
Highcharts has released version 12.4, introducing several enhancements. Histograms and bell curves now support direct data input, simplifying configuration. Exported charts maintain web font choices ...for visual consistency. Polar bars and radial gauges have improved alignment with better border radius control. The Boost module now supports colorByPoint and fixes the point halo issue.
