AwesomeDataviz

Layer Cake

Graphics framework for building reusable charts with Svelte.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
1.8K
npm downloads / week
96.2K
Commits, last 12 months
67
Contributors
11
Last commit
Latest release
v11.0.0Sep 6, 2026

Overview

Layer Cake is an open-source JavaScript visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 1,793 stars, 42 forks, and 11 contributors. It is actively developed with 67 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v11.0.0, was published on Sep 6, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 96.2K times per week.

Its GitHub description: graphics framework for sveltejs

GitHub topics: sveltejsgraphicsdatavizlayerscakedessertdeliciouslayercakechartssvelte

Install

npm
npm install layercake
v11.0.0

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

0102030 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
0102030 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
67 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 20256
Nov 20250
Dec 20250
Jan 202612
Feb 20268
Mar 20262
Apr 20260
May 20260
Jun 20260
Jul 202621
Aug 20260
Sep 202618

Popularity among JavaScript visualization libraries

blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Layer Cake 1.8K
blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Layer Cake 1.8K
GitHub stars for Layer Cake and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
blessed-contrib15,775
Vega12,008
Perspective11,270
vue-echarts10,758
Textures.js6,088
vue-chartjs5,718
Layer Cake1,793

Alternatives to Layer Cake

  • blessed-contrib

    Terminal dashboards with charts, maps, gauges and tables, built with Node.js and ASCII/ANSI art.

    15.8K starsJavaScriptMIT

  • Vega

    Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and sharing interactive visualization designs.

    12K starsJavaScriptBSD-3-Clause

  • Perspective

    Interactive analytics and visualization component for large and streaming datasets, built on WebAssembly.

    11.3K starsRustApache-2.0

  • vue-echarts

    Vue.js component for Apache ECharts.

    10.8K starsTypeScriptMIT

  • Textures.js

    A library to create SVG patterns.

    6.1K starsJavaScriptMIT

  • vue-chartjs

    Vue.js wrapper for Chart.js.

    5.7K starsTypeScriptMIT

Layer Cake FAQ

Is Layer Cake open source?

Yes. Layer Cake is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Layer Cake still maintained?

Yes. Layer Cake is actively developed, with 67 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit today.

How do I install Layer Cake?

From npm: npm install layercake.

What are the best alternatives to Layer Cake?

The most popular alternatives listed in More JavaScript visualization libraries are blessed-contrib, Vega, and Perspective. See the full ranking.

What language is Layer Cake written in?

Layer Cake is primarily written in Svelte, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, npm. Updated Oct 4, 2026.