AwesomeDataviz

visNetwork

Interactive network visualisations

Website GitHubCRAN
GitHub stars
563
CRAN downloads / week
16.7K
Commits, last 12 months
0
Contributors
6
Last commit
Latest release
2.1.1Jan 31, 2022

Overview

visNetwork is an open-source R visualization package released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 563 stars, 125 forks, and 6 contributors. It has not had a commit since Sep 8, 2025. The latest release, 2.1.1, was published on Jan 31, 2022. On CRAN it is downloaded about 16.7K times per week.

Its GitHub description: R package, using vis.js library for network visualization

Install

CRAN
install.packages("visNetwork")
v2.1.4

Development activity

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Popularity among R data visualization packages

ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K visNetwork 563
ggplot2 7K Shiny 5.7K plotly (R) 2.7K patchwork 2.6K ggstatsplot 2.2K rayshader 2.2K visNetwork 563
GitHub stars for visNetwork and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ggplot27,005
Shiny5,694
plotly (R)2,682
patchwork2,615
ggstatsplot2,207
rayshader2,182
visNetwork563

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  • ggplot2

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  • Shiny

    Framework for creating interactive applications/visualisations

    5.7K starsRMIT

  • plotly (R)

    Interactive charts (including adding interactivity to ggplot2 output), cartograms and simple network diagrams

    2.7K starsRMIT

  • patchwork

    Composes multiple ggplot2 plots into a single figure.

    2.6K starsRMIT

  • ggstatsplot

    Ggplot2-based plots with statistical test details included in the graphic.

    2.2K starsRMIT

  • rayshader

    2D and 3D mapping and data visualization in R, including 3D renders of ggplot2 plots.

    2.2K starsRGPL-3.0

visNetwork FAQ

Is visNetwork open source?

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

Is visNetwork still maintained?

It appears inactive: the latest commit was on Sep 8, 2025, over a year ago. It may still work well, but expect fewer fixes and updates.

How do I install visNetwork?

From CRAN: install.packages("visNetwork").

What are the best alternatives to visNetwork?

The most popular alternatives listed in R data visualization packages are ggplot2, Shiny, and plotly (R). See the full ranking.

What language is visNetwork written in?

visNetwork is primarily written in JavaScript, according to GitHub.

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