Pie Chart Maker
Type your data and watch it become a chart. Free, no sign-up — your data stays in your browser.
What a Pie Chart Maker Does
A pie chart maker turns a list of numbers into a circle divided into slices. Each slice takes up a share of the circle that matches its share of the total, so the chart answers one question at a glance: how does this whole break down?
That single question is what pie charts are for — and it is also their limit. They work well with one total and a handful of categories: a monthly budget, a survey result, a market split. They work poorly when you need to compare many values precisely, or show change over time; a bar graph or line graph does that job better.
ChartFrame is a free pie chart maker that runs entirely in your browser. There is no account to create, no file to upload, and no watermark on the result.
How to Make a Pie Chart
Making a pie chart online takes about a minute. Add your rows, pick the style you want, and download the result.
Enter your data
Type a name and a value for each slice, or paste two columns straight from Excel or Google Sheets. The chart redraws as you type.
Adjust the look
Switch between a pie and a donut, move the labels, change the colors, or set the gap between slices. Every change is instant.
Download it
Export a high-resolution PNG or a vector SVG. Turn on a transparent background if the chart is going on top of an existing slide.
What You Can Use It For
Anywhere a whole is being divided works. A household budget split across housing, food, transport, and savings. Survey answers, where you want to show how opinion splits. Traffic or market share between a few competitors. Where a team spends its week.
The common thread is proportion: the reader should walk away knowing which parts are big and which are small, not reading exact numbers off the chart. If exact comparison matters, put the values in the labels or pair the chart with a table.
A pie chart is also easy to over-slice. Once you pass roughly six slices, the small ones become slivers that nobody can tell apart — group them into an "Other" slice instead. ChartFrame can merge small slices for you automatically.
Why Use ChartFrame
Most free pie chart generators bury the chart behind a sign-up wall, stamp a logo on the download, or make you fight a cluttered interface. This one is deliberately plain: your data on the left, the chart on the right, and the export buttons directly underneath it.
Because everything runs locally, your numbers never leave your device — a detail that matters if the data is a client budget or an unpublished survey. And because the chart is drawn as vectors rather than a screenshot, the SVG export stays sharp at any size, and the PNG export can render at up to four times the base resolution.
The defaults are chosen to look finished: a colorblind-safe palette, labels that move outside the pie when a slice is too narrow to hold them, and percentages that always add up to exactly 100%.
Frequently asked questions
Is this pie chart maker really free?
Yes. Every feature — including high-resolution PNG and SVG export — is free, with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how many charts you make.
Can I make a pie chart from Excel data?
Yes. Copy two columns from Excel or Google Sheets, click "Paste from Excel", and paste. Each line becomes one slice, and thousand separators are handled automatically.
What's the difference between a pie chart and a donut chart?
A donut chart is a pie chart with the middle removed. The empty center leaves room for a headline number and makes the slices slightly easier to compare — otherwise the two read the same. You can switch between them with one click.
How many slices should a pie chart have?
Around five or six at most. Past that, small slices become slivers that readers cannot tell apart or match back to the legend. Group the small ones into an "Other" slice — the merge option does this automatically.
How do I show percentages on a pie chart?
Choose the percentage label option and every slice is labeled with its share of the total. The percentages are rounded so they always add up to exactly 100%, never 99.9% or 100.1%.
Can I use my own colors?
The built-in palette is chosen to stay readable for colorblind viewers and in grayscale print. You can also set the color of any individual slice to match a brand palette.
Is my data uploaded to a server?
No. The chart is generated entirely in your browser, so your numbers never leave your device. That matters when the data is a client budget or an unpublished survey.
Can I export a pie chart for PowerPoint or Google Slides?
Yes. Download a PNG at 2× or 4× for slides, or turn on a transparent background so the chart sits cleanly on an existing slide. The Copy button puts a high-resolution PNG straight onto your clipboard.
Should I use PNG or SVG?
Use SVG when the chart will be printed, scaled, or edited further — it stays sharp at any size and is a fraction of the file size. Use PNG when you need something that drops into any document or chat without fuss.
Why does my pie chart look hard to read?
Usually too many slices, or slices that are nearly the same size. Sorting largest to smallest helps, merging small slices into "Other" helps more, and moving labels outside the pie stops them from colliding.
Can I use the charts commercially?
Yes. Charts you create here are yours to use however you like, including in commercial work, with no attribution required.