Charting

Browser charting for every market with a huge library of community-published Pine Script indicators and strategies, plus screeners and a social feed. The free tier is enough to learn on; paid tiers add more indicators, layouts and intraday data.

MetaQuotes' successor to MT4 and the default platform at most forex and CFD brokers, with built-in strategy tester and the MQL5 language for expert advisors. Free through your broker; the interface is dated but the ecosystem is enormous.

Spotware's forex and CFD platform, offered by many ECN brokers as the modern alternative to MetaTrader, with level II pricing, C# automation and a cleaner interface. Free through supporting brokers.

Fast, no-frills Windows platform beloved by futures traders for tick-level charting, market depth, footprint charts and stability. Ugly by design and priced as a low monthly subscription; supports many data feeds and brokers.

Cross-platform charting with strong Elliott Wave, harmonic and Gann tools plus a Java SDK for custom studies, sold as one-time licences by edition. Popular with technicians who want desktop power on a Mac.

Charting platform that automates trendlines, multi-timeframe analysis and alerts, with a no-code strategy tester and scanner. Suited to swing traders who want to test rule-based ideas without programming; subscription only.

Long-running US stock charting and scanning platform (from Worden) praised for very fast condition-based scans and clean charts. Best for US equity and options swing traders; subscription tiers plus optional brokerage.

Order-book heatmap visualisation that shows resting liquidity and executed volume over time, used mainly by futures and crypto scalpers. Free tier for crypto; paid tiers for futures and stock data.

Multi-broker Windows platform with DOM, volume analysis, options analytics and a free tier that connects to several brokers and crypto exchanges. A newer alternative to Sierra Chart and NinjaTrader with a more modern interface.

Web charting best known for point-and-figure, Relative Rotation Graphs and its ChartSchool education library. Popular with end-of-day technicians and market-breadth watchers; free basic charts, subscription for saved charts and scans.