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Mayavi

Interactive scientific data visualization and 3D plotting in Python.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
1.4K
PyPI downloads / week
2.1K
Commits, last 12 months
43
Contributors
62
Last commit
Latest release
4.9.0Aug 4, 2026

Overview

Mayavi is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 1,412 stars, 321 forks, and 62 contributors. It is actively developed with 43 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 4.9.0, was published on Aug 4, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 2.1K times per week.

Its GitHub description: 3D visualization of scientific data in Python

Install

PyPI
pip install mayavi
v4.9.0

Development activity

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Popularity among Python data visualization libraries

Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Mayavi 1.4K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Mayavi 1.4K
GitHub stars for Mayavi and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
Mayavi1,412

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    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

    2D plotting library.

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  • Bokeh

    Interactive Web Plotting for Python.

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  • Taipy

    Python framework for building data and AI web applications with interactive charts and dashboards.

    19.4K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Plotly (Python)

    Interactive web based visualization built on top of plotly.js

    18.8K starsPythonMIT

Mayavi FAQ

Is Mayavi open source?

Yes. Mayavi is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Mayavi still maintained?

Yes. Mayavi is actively developed, with 43 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 3 days ago.

How do I install Mayavi?

From PyPI: pip install mayavi.

What are the best alternatives to Mayavi?

The most popular alternatives listed in Python data visualization libraries are Streamlit, Dash, and Matplotlib. See the full ranking.

What language is Mayavi written in?

Mayavi is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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