# dagre

> Directed graph layout library for JavaScript.

- Category: [JavaScript graph & network visualization libraries](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/javascript-graph-visualization/)
- Repository: https://github.com/dagrejs/dagre
- License: MIT
- Language: TypeScript
- Status: Active (commits in the last 90 days)
- GitHub stars: 5,814
- Commits in the last 12 months: 110
- Contributors: 39
- Last commit: Aug 8, 2026
- Latest release: v2.0.0 (Nov 23, 2025)
- Install (npm): `npm install @dagrejs/dagre`, 5.8M downloads per week
- Topics: Graph & network visualization

## Overview

dagre is an open-source JavaScript graph visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 5,814 stars, 641 forks, and 39 contributors. It is actively developed with 110 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v2.0.0, was published on Nov 23, 2025. On npm it is downloaded about 5.8M times per week.

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