In the market, there are many forex charting programs and application software available.  More or less, all of them do the same job with some degrees of variation in proficiency.

Following is the summary of few major charting software.

John Bollinger designed software for Forex charts. It is available on BBForex.com website it is the first one that is solely dedicated to providing Forex charts.

It is user friendly, it has both basic as well as advanced charts powered by Flash; it is structured in such a matter that it can generate compound data, history charts and alerts.  Based on John Bollinger method, it offers complete tutorial on the technical analysis. This package is ideal for traders who used Bollinger Banks technical analysis for forex trading.

Stratagem- this package has 14 technical indicators, 7 different time frames, and a capability of multiple-chart viewing. It has a menu bar and very easy to use. It permits the user to generate common charting action with a click of the mouse. It is user friendly and provides the trader enough room to tailor his work spaces according to his own requirements.  User is free to title and organize his work spaces that suits him. This package includes exportable data as well as real time data feed. It consists of three different type of charts and printing facility.

FXtrek – it is a free package and very well organized starter kid for the inexperienced forex trader; simple for a beginner to understand and also sophisticated to tackle the ever growing business needs as the user gets more knowledgeable with his business transactions. The package has 7 indicators, 3 different types of chart and actual time forex information.  The charts setup is a famous time frame with tick and 1 minute options. It employs the most common indicators.

Chartstation – it consists of 13 time’s frame, 21 indicators and some other useful features that are not available in other free packages. It is more sophisticated Forex signals package and is suitable for professionals who are doing more advanced trading. This package uses only one window but is capable of facilitating user’s work and titles with as many charts as he requires, also helps him to trace the pattern and trends of multiple currencies with multiple time frames. 

Metatrader 4- It has the capability of awful amount of data, with massive spread of technical indicators and time frames.  It can provide sufficient space to the user to examine and explain the market patterns according to his personal choice. A user has a freedom to enter /exit trades when he finds fit with computer generated trade packages. The most amazing feature of this package is the built in language for programming individuals.

All these packages are free of cost, but market is full of such software. First a user should asses his skill and requirement and then goes for any such package.