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PyVista

3D plotting and mesh analysis through a streamlined interface for the Visualization Toolkit (VTK)

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
3.8K
PyPI downloads / week
257.4K
Commits, last 12 months
884
Contributors
210
Last commit
Latest release
v0.49.0Sep 8, 2026

Overview

PyVista is an open-source Python visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 3,832 stars, 660 forks, and 210 contributors. It is actively developed with 884 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.49.0, was published on Sep 8, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 257.4K times per week.

Its GitHub description: 3D visualization and mesh analysis for science and engineering

GitHub topics: vtkpythonvisualization3dmeshviewerscientific-visualizationplottingmeshmesh-processinghacktoberfestfinite-elementsfinite-element-analysis

Install

PyPI
pip install pyvista
v0.49.0

Development activity

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

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884 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 202549
Nov 202553
Dec 202544
Jan 202636
Feb 202655
Mar 202631
Apr 2026114
May 202648
Jun 202639
Jul 202634
Aug 2026130
Sep 2026251

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 PyVista 3.8K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K PyVista 3.8K
GitHub stars for PyVista and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
PyVista3,832

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  • Streamlit

    Framework for turning Python scripts into interactive data apps.

    45.9K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • 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

PyVista FAQ

Is PyVista open source?

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

Is PyVista still maintained?

Yes. PyVista is actively developed, with 884 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit yesterday.

How do I install PyVista?

From PyPI: pip install pyvista.

What are the best alternatives to PyVista?

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

What language is PyVista written in?

PyVista is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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