# VisIt

> Visualization and analysis tool for large mesh-based scientific data, developed at LLNL.

- Category: [C++ visualization libraries & applications](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/cpp/)
- Website: https://visit.llnl.gov
- Repository: https://github.com/visit-dav/visit
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Language: C
- Status: Active (commits in the last 90 days)
- GitHub stars: 532
- Commits in the last 12 months: 353
- Contributors: 63
- Last commit: Oct 2, 2026
- Latest release: v3.5.0 (Apr 29, 2026)
- Topics: 3D & scientific visualization

## Overview

VisIt is an open-source C++ visualization tool released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 532 stars, 140 forks, and 63 contributors. It is actively developed with 353 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v3.5.0, was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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