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VisPy

High-performance scientific visualization based on OpenGL.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
3.6K
PyPI downloads / week
147.8K
Commits, last 12 months
62
Contributors
174
Last commit
Latest release
v0.17.0Sep 8, 2026

Overview

VisPy is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 3,603 stars, 635 forks, and 174 contributors. It is actively developed with 62 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.17.0, was published on Sep 8, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 147.8K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Main repository for Vispy

GitHub topics: hacktoberfestpythonopenglvisualizationclosember

Install

PyPI
pip install vispy
v0.17.0

Development activity

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

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62 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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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 VisPy 3.6K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K VisPy 3.6K
GitHub stars for VisPy and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
VisPy3,603

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    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

VisPy FAQ

Is VisPy open source?

Yes. VisPy is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is VisPy still maintained?

Yes. VisPy is actively developed, with 62 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 19 days ago.

How do I install VisPy?

From PyPI: pip install vispy.

What are the best alternatives to VisPy?

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

What language is VisPy written in?

VisPy is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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