# elkjs

> Eclipse Layout Kernel (ELK) graph layout algorithms for JavaScript.

- Category: [JavaScript graph & network visualization libraries](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/javascript-graph-visualization/)
- Repository: https://github.com/kieler/elkjs
- License: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later
- Language: JavaScript
- Status: Active (commits in the last 90 days)
- GitHub stars: 2,801
- Commits in the last 12 months: 61
- Contributors: 23
- Last commit: Sep 17, 2026
- Latest release: 0.12.0 (Jul 17, 2026)
- Install (npm): `npm install elkjs`, 11.8M downloads per week
- Topics: Graph & network visualization

## Overview

elkjs is a JavaScript graph visualization library. Its GitHub repository has 2,801 stars, 127 forks, and 23 contributors. It is actively developed with 61 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 0.12.0, was published on Jul 17, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 11.8M times per week.

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