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vis-timeline

Interactive timelines and 2D graphs with items and ranges, from the vis.js project.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
2.6K
npm downloads / week
305.9K
Commits, last 12 months
161
Contributors
180
Last commit
Latest release
v8.5.4Aug 12, 2026

Overview

vis-timeline is an open-source JavaScript visualization library released under the (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) license. Its GitHub repository has 2,565 stars, 384 forks, and 180 contributors. It is actively developed with 161 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v8.5.4, was published on Aug 12, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 305.9K times per week.

Its GitHub description: 📅 Create a fully customizable, interactive timelines and 2d-graphs with items and ranges.

GitHub topics: hacktoberfestvistimelinechart

Install

npm
npm install vis-timeline
v8.5.4

Development activity

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

02040 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
02040 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
161 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 202518
Nov 202511
Dec 202510
Jan 20267
Feb 202617
Mar 202613
Apr 20266
May 202616
Jun 202618
Jul 202631
Aug 202614
Sep 20260

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-timeline 2.6K
blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K vis-timeline 2.6K
GitHub stars for vis-timeline and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
blessed-contrib15,775
Vega12,008
Perspective11,275
vue-echarts10,757
Textures.js6,088
vue-chartjs5,718
vis-timeline2,565

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  • vue-echarts

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  • Textures.js

    A library to create SVG patterns.

    6.1K starsJavaScriptMIT

  • vue-chartjs

    Vue.js wrapper for Chart.js.

    5.7K starsTypeScriptMIT

vis-timeline FAQ

Is vis-timeline open source?

Yes. vis-timeline is released under the (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is vis-timeline still maintained?

Yes. vis-timeline is actively developed, with 161 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 1 month ago.

How do I install vis-timeline?

From npm: npm install vis-timeline.

What are the best alternatives to vis-timeline?

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

What language is vis-timeline written in?

vis-timeline is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, npm. Updated Oct 5, 2026.