# Installation
Chart.js can be installed via npm or bower. It is recommended to get Chart.js this way.

## npm
[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/chart.js.svg?style=flat-square&maxAge=600)](https://npmjs.com/package/chart.js)
[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/chart.js.svg?style=flat-square&maxAge=600)](https://npmjs.com/package/chart.js)

```bash
npm install chart.js --save
```

## Bower
[![bower](https://img.shields.io/bower/v/chartjs.svg?style=flat-square&maxAge=600)](https://libraries.io/bower/chartjs)

```bash
bower install chart.js --save
```

## CDN

### CDNJS
[![cdnjs](https://img.shields.io/cdnjs/v/Chart.js.svg?style=flat-square&maxAge=600)](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/Chart.js)

Chart.js built files are available on [CDNJS](https://cdnjs.com/):

https://cdnjs.com/libraries/Chart.js

### jsDelivr
[![jsdelivr](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/chart.js.svg?label=jsdelivr&style=flat-square&maxAge=600)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js@latest/dist/) [![jsdelivr hits](https://data.jsdelivr.com/v1/package/npm/chart.js/badge)](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/chart.js)

Chart.js built files are also available through [jsDelivr](https://www.jsdelivr.com/):

https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/chart.js?path=dist

## Github
[![github](https://img.shields.io/github/release/chartjs/Chart.js.svg?style=flat-square&maxAge=600)](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/releases/latest)

You can download the latest version of [Chart.js on GitHub](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/releases/latest).

If you download or clone the repository, you must [build](../developers/contributing.md#building-and-testing) Chart.js to generate the dist files. Chart.js no longer comes with prebuilt release versions, so an alternative option to downloading the repo is **strongly** advised.