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Vis.js

A dynamic visualization library including timeline, networks and graphs (2D and 3D).

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
3.6K
npm downloads / week
974.5K
Commits, last 12 months
246
Contributors
127
Last commit
Latest release
v10.1.2Aug 19, 2026

Overview

Vis.js is an open-source JavaScript visualization library released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 3,632 stars, 413 forks, and 127 contributors. It is actively developed with 246 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v10.1.2, was published on Aug 19, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 974.5K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Display dynamic, automatically organised, customizable network views.

GitHub topics: visjsnetworkdiagramhacktoberfest

Install

npm
npm install vis-network
v10.1.2

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
246 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202535
Nov 202516
Dec 202510
Jan 20267
Feb 202620
Mar 202616
Apr 202611
May 202626
Jun 202616
Jul 202655
Aug 202624
Sep 202610

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 Vis.js 3.6K
blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Vis.js 3.6K
GitHub stars for Vis.js 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
Vis.js3,632

Alternatives to Vis.js

  • 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

Vis.js FAQ

Is Vis.js open source?

Yes. Vis.js is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Vis.js still maintained?

Yes. Vis.js is actively developed, with 246 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 21 days ago.

How do I install Vis.js?

From npm: npm install vis-network.

What are the best alternatives to Vis.js?

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

What language is Vis.js written in?

Vis.js is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

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