Multiple charts, free.
Multi-chart layouts are free on Basis with no account and no trial. Putting several markets on one screen is a layout choice here, not a plan feature you buy your way into.
What you get
- Several live charts on one screen, each with its own instrument and timeframe
- Independent studies per chart, so a comparison is not forced to share settings
- Every chart type available in every tile, including footprint and profile
- Layouts saved with the workspace, so the arrangement is there when you come back
- A dedicated single-chart mode one click away when you want the full width
- Drawings, alerts and the assistant available inside every tile, not only the first one
Why this is usually paid for
The number of charts on a screen is one of the oldest paywalls in the industry: one chart free, four if you subscribe, more above that. The constraint is commercial rather than technical — the second chart costs no more to draw than the first.
Basis renders every chart in your browser from feeds it already holds, so there is no per-chart cost to recover and no reason to count them.
How to use it
- 1
Switch to multi-chart
The toggle sits at the top right of the terminal, next to the single-chart option. Switching does not disturb the chart you were on; it becomes the first tile in the grid.
- 2
Compare the same market across timeframes
The most useful arrangement is usually one instrument at several timeframes rather than several instruments at one. It shows whether a signal on the fast chart agrees with the structure on the slow one, which is the question that decides most entries.
- 3
Keep the tiles few
A grid dense enough to be impressive is usually too dense to read. Two or four charts you actually watch beat nine you glance at, particularly on a laptop where each additional tile takes pixels away from the price action you are trying to read. Add a tile when you find yourself switching to check something, not before.
Questions
How many charts can I open at once?+
As many as the layout supports and your screen can usefully display. There is no plan-based cap because there are no plans; the practical limit is readability rather than permission, and past a handful of tiles each one becomes too small to trade from.
Can each chart have different indicators?+
Yes. Every tile keeps its own studies, chart type and timeframe, so you can run a footprint on one and a daily candle chart on another. Forcing shared settings would defeat the point of comparing them in the first place.
Does the layout survive a refresh?+
The arrangement is stored with your workspace in the browser, so it is there when you return on the same device. Signing in syncs that workspace across devices, which is the only thing an account changes about it.
Does running several charts slow the browser down?+
Each chart holds its own data and feed, so more tiles do use more memory and more network. Four charts is comfortable on ordinary hardware. If it feels heavy, reducing the loaded bar count per chart helps more than closing tiles does.
Open it and see
The chart opens with this already turned on. Nothing to configure, nothing to sign up for.
Open the chartAlso free
Updated 2026-08-23 · Indicator reference · Documentation · Terminal