{"id":30140,"date":"2026-04-23T13:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:3507f72a-9567-4a93-b772-723cc07c7bfc"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:02:12","slug":"introducing-highcharts-orbit-a-full-analytics-layer-for-any-highchart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/post\/introducing-highcharts-orbit-a-full-analytics-layer-for-any-highchart\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Highcharts Orbit: A Full Analytics Layer for any Highchart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bolting an LLM onto a charting library \u201cjust because\u201d may earn you the right to check AI off a new-and-improved features list, but it doesn&#8217;t necessarily produce anything useful for developers or end users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So instead of adding AI as a feature here and a feature there, we took a step back and asked a bigger question: What would it look like to build AI into the chart itself? Not as an afterthought, but as a genuine extension of what Highcharts already does well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the idea behind Highcharts Orbit, a new feature that turns any Highcharts chart into a full analytics workspace with tools for forecasting, anomaly detection, AI insights, reporting and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what it does and how to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From data viz to a data analysis platform<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once Orbit is added to any Highcharts setup, a toolbar appears above the chart, giving you access to a suite of analysis, AI, and reporting tools organized into four menus.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The View menu<\/strong> offers different ways of looking at your chart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chart <\/strong>displays the chart by itself, full focus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data Grid<\/strong> displays your data as an interactive table powered by Highcharts Grid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Present <\/strong>builds a slide deck from your chart with KPIs, key takeaways, anomaly flags, and correlations included.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alt. Visualization<\/strong> uses AI to suggest alternative chart types suited to your data, with a brief note on how each would reframe what the data emphasizes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full Screen<\/strong> lets you explore without distractions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hs-box\" style=\"margin:12px 0px;background-color:var(--HS-common-background);padding:24px;\"><video style=\"border-radius:6px\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/view2.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/view2.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\"><\/video><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>AI <\/strong>gives you tools for investigating and describing your data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Insights<\/strong> reads your data and returns both a summary and a set of directions worth exploring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Narrator<\/strong> produces copy-paste-ready summaries in various tones, from crisp executive briefs to casual Slack-ready recaps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI Assistant<\/strong> lets you chat with your chart. Ask questions about your data or modify the chart directly via prompts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hs-box\" style=\"margin:12px 0px;background-color:var(--HS-common-background);padding:24px;\"><video style=\"border-radius:6px\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\"><\/video><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Analyze menu<\/strong> gets into the numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Summary Stats<\/strong> displays key statistics per series such as min, max, mean, median, standard deviation, and trend direction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Correlations<\/strong> calculates the Pearson coefficient between every pair of series, displayed as labeled bars with plain-language strength ratings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anomaly Detection<\/strong> flags statistical outliers with highlighted points on the chart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forecast<\/strong> projects trends forward using linear regression and moving averages, extending the chart timeline with confidence bands and per-series fit scores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Indicators<\/strong> enables you to add technical indicators from Highcharts Stock such as SMA, EMA, Bollinger Bands, RSI, MACD, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hs-box\" style=\"margin:12px 0px;background-color:var(--HS-common-background);padding:24px;\"><video style=\"border-radius:6px\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/analyze.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/analyze.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\"><\/video><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Transform<\/strong> menu is for when you want to look at your data differently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Filter &amp; Focus <\/strong>lets you toggle series visibility and axes ranges to isolate the data matters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Derived Series<\/strong> lets you perform various operations on your data and add the results to your chart as new series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hs-box\" style=\"margin:12px 0px;background-color:var(--HS-common-background);padding:24px;\"><video style=\"border-radius:6px\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/transform.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/transform.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\"><\/video><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-AI tools run client side in the browser. The AI-powered features (Insights, Narrator, AI Assistant, Alt. Visualization) send your chart configuration and data to our backend for processing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Try it and tell us what you think<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Orbit is currently in preview. Give it a try below. All the tools are active, so you can get a real sense of Orbit\u2019s capabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style> \n.wp-iframe {  \n  width: 100%;\n\n  height: 640px;\n  border: 2px solid var(--border-color-light,#e3e3e8);\n  border-radius: 8px;\n\n}\n.wp-cropped-iframe {\n  height: 750px !important;\noverflow: hidden;\n  display: block;\n}<\/style><iframe frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/samples\/embed\/highcharts\/blog\/line-orbit-target-vs-walmart\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to try it with your own data, fill in the form below to get access to the code. Orbit works with any Highcharts chart, so if you\u2019re new to Highcharts, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/download\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download it here<\/a> for evaluation purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And once you\u2019ve tried it, let us know what you think. 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