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napari

Fast, interactive viewer for multi-dimensional images in Python.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
2.8K
PyPI downloads / week
27.2K
Commits, last 12 months
641
Contributors
220
Last commit
Latest release
v0.9.2Sep 29, 2026

Overview

napari is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 2,771 stars, 548 forks, and 220 contributors. It is actively developed with 641 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.9.2, was published on Sep 29, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 27.2K times per week.

Its GitHub description: napari: a fast, interactive, multi-dimensional image viewer for python

GitHub topics: naparinumpyvisualizationpython

Install

PyPI
pip install napari
v0.9.2

Development activity

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

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641 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202528
Nov 202511
Dec 202545
Jan 202653
Feb 202654
Mar 202655
Apr 202660
May 202643
Jun 202652
Jul 2026114
Aug 202676
Sep 202650

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 napari 2.8K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K napari 2.8K
GitHub stars for napari and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
napari2,771

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  • Dash

    Framework for building data apps and dashboards in Python, built on Plotly.js and React.

    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

    2D plotting library.

    23.3K starsPythonPSF-2.0

  • Bokeh

    Interactive Web Plotting for Python.

    20.5K starsTypeScriptBSD-3-Clause

  • 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

napari FAQ

Is napari open source?

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

Is napari still maintained?

Yes. napari is actively developed, with 641 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit yesterday.

How do I install napari?

From PyPI: pip install napari.

What are the best alternatives to napari?

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

What language is napari written in?

napari is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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