Read the markets with precision, not guesswork.
A professional desktop charting suite for serious traders. 200+ technical indicators, your own local data, native on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Built on two decades of AptiStock heritage.
Built for traders who do their own analysis.
No black boxes. No mandatory subscriptions. No browser tabs in the way of your charts.
200+ technical indicators
SMA, EMA, MACD, RSI, Bollinger, ATR, ADX, CCI, OBV, Parabolic SAR, Stochastic, Williams %R — the full library, computed locally with no rounding.
Your data stays on your machine
CSV files you own, back up, and control. Stooq, Alpha Vantage, Tiingo, Alpaca, or your own files. No mandatory subscriptions.
Cross-platform desktop
Native Qt application — runs identically on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Workspaces, watchlists, and templates roam with you.
Customizable workspaces
Multi-pane layouts, MDI tabs, dark/light themes, persistent .acht chart files — your setup is exactly where you left it.
AptiStock has been trusted by self-directed traders for nearly 20 years.
AptiStock was created in 2005 as a Windows desktop application for individual traders who wanted serious technical analysis without a brokerage-tied platform or an expensive Bloomberg terminal. Built before the cloud, it was always about one thing: giving serious traders a powerful, private workspace on their own machine.
I've been using AptiStock for 15 years. The indicator depth is unmatched for a desktop tool at this price point — everything from basic MAs to Gann angles. I've never had to install a plugin.
What I love most is that my data is mine. I have daily data going back to 1990 for 3,000 stocks. It lives on my drive. No subscriptions, no expiry.
It's fast. No spinners. I open it, load my watchlist, draw the setup. That's the workflow. Nothing gets in the way.
I run the EOD download every evening, draw my levels, save the chart. The next morning everything is exactly where I left it. That kind of reliability matters when you trade seriously.
Still using the original AptiStock? Download v2.02 for Windows.
The original AptiStock (Windows, since 2005) remains available while AptiStockX is being prepared. It is provided as-is for existing users who want to continue running their familiar workflow.
Go to download pageEverything that made AptiStock trusted for 20 years is the foundation of AptiStockX — rebuilt for every platform, extended with modern data sources, and ready for the next two decades.
Everything you had — plus what you've been asking for.
The original AptiStock workflow, extended with modern data sources, intraday bars, and a polished cross-platform UI. Nothing is being removed.
- Runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Intraday charts: 1-minute through 1-hour bars
- Heikin-Ashi, Range Bars, and Renko bar types
- .acht chart files save indicators, drawings, and view state
- Live watchlist quotes alongside your symbol list
- Stooq (free), Alpha Vantage, Tiingo, and Alpaca data providers
- Dark and light themes for multi-monitor trading setups
| Legacy AptiStock | AptiStockX adds |
|---|---|
| Windows only | + macOS+ Linux |
| VC6 / MFC interface | Native Qt UI · dark / light themes |
| EOD only | EOD + intraday (1m / 5m / 30m / 1h) |
| Candles, OHLC bars | + Heikin-Ashi · Range Bars · Renko |
| Manual chart saves | .acht JSON chart files (indicators, studies, view state) |
| Single watchlist | Named groups · live quote refresh |
| Yahoo Finance only | Stooq · Alpha Vantage · Tiingo · Alpaca |
| Windows registry config | Cross-platform QSettings · roaming layout |
| Synchronous UI | Async loading · non-blocking compute |
AptiStockX is under active development.
Builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux are in progress. Leave your email and we'll let you know the moment the download is ready.
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