AwesomeDataviz

Mosaic

Framework for linking databases such as DuckDB with interactive views to visualize large datasets.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
1.4K
npm downloads / week
33.7K
Commits, last 12 months
278
Contributors
38
Last commit
Latest release
v0.32.0Sep 28, 2026

Overview

Mosaic is an open-source JavaScript visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 1,390 stars, 124 forks, and 38 contributors. It is actively developed with 278 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.32.0, was published on Sep 28, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 33.7K times per week.

Its GitHub description: An extensible framework for linking databases and interactive views.

GitHub topics: dataduckdbinteractionscalabilityvisualization

Install

npm
npm install @uwdata/vgplot
v0.32.0

Development activity

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

0204060 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
0204060 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
278 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 202521
Nov 20259
Dec 20257
Jan 20265
Feb 20264
Mar 202616
Apr 202636
May 202618
Jun 202626
Jul 202641
Aug 202637
Sep 202658

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 Mosaic 1.4K
blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Mosaic 1.4K
GitHub stars for Mosaic 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
Mosaic1,390

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  • Vega

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

    12K starsJavaScriptBSD-3-Clause

  • Perspective

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    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

Mosaic FAQ

Is Mosaic open source?

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

Is Mosaic still maintained?

Yes. Mosaic is actively developed, with 278 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 3 days ago.

How do I install Mosaic?

From npm: npm install @uwdata/vgplot.

What are the best alternatives to Mosaic?

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

What language is Mosaic written in?

Mosaic is primarily written in TypeScript, according to GitHub.

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