TabChart has always shipped release notes, but release notes only tell you what changed, not why it matters or how to get the most out of it. This blog is where we'll cover the rest: walkthroughs of features that deserve more than a changelog line, notes on market structure and charting workflow, and the occasional look at what we're building next.
Why TabChart exists
If you trade crypto and keep charts open all day, you've probably run into the same wall we did: the good charting tools live in a browser tab, and a browser tab is not built to stay open, wired to a live feed, for eight hours straight. TabChart is a native Windows app instead - built in WPF, not wrapped in a browser - so it starts fast, stays light, and doesn't fight your machine for resources during a long session.
Underneath, it connects directly to exchange WebSocket APIs - Binance, Bybit, KuCoin, HTX, Kraken, Poloniex, and OKX - so prices and candles update the moment the exchange sends them, with no polling and no middleman. Charts are powered by the same charting engine used across the industry, with 70-plus indicators, and your layout, indicators, and drawings persist across restarts, so a workspace you build once stays built. On top of the charts, a real-time market screener and price alerts across five channels (desktop, email, Telegram, webhook, and local app) round out the parts of the day that aren't spent staring at a single candle.
None of that requires an account, an API key, or a subscription. TabChart is free, and it stays free.
What's coming to the blog
- Deeper dives into features we've shipped but only summarized in the release notes
- Practical charting and screener workflows for multi-exchange, multi-timeframe setups
- Notes on what we're building next, and why
If you haven't tried TabChart yet, download it for Windows and see the difference a native, WebSocket-only charting app makes. Thanks for reading.
