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The best PixiJS alternatives

6 tools that do a similar job to PixiJS, 6 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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PixiJS

A JavaScript library for fast 2D graphics, animation and interactive content in the browser.

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    Phaser

    Open source · MIT · ★ 40.6k

    A free JavaScript framework for making 2D HTML5 games that run in web browsers and on mobile web.

    Best for: Developers who already know JavaScript or TypeScript and want to make 2D browser games; Hobbyists making simple 2D games for the web

    Full review PixiJS vs Phaser
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    three.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 117k

    A JavaScript library for drawing and animating 3D scenes in web browsers.

    Best for: Web developers adding interactive 3D graphics to a website; Developers building browser-based visualizations or simple 3D animations

    Full review PixiJS vs three.js
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    GPU.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 15.5k

    A JavaScript library that runs simple math functions on your GPU, with a CPU fallback.

    Best for: Developers who need to speed up large numeric computations in the browser; Developers working with matrix or array math in JavaScript

    Full review PixiJS vs GPU.js
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    G2

    Open source · MIT · ★ 12.7k

    A JavaScript library for building charts from data using a declarative, layered grammar.

    Best for: Front-end developers adding charts to a web dashboard; Data analysts comfortable writing a little JavaScript

    Full review
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    react-three-fiber

    Open source · MIT · ★ 33.4k

    A React renderer that lets you build Three.js 3D scenes as React components.

    Best for: React developers who want to add 3D scenes to a web app; Developers who already know Three.js and want a component-based structure

    Full review
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    react-pdf

    Open source · MIT · ★ 16.8k

    A React renderer that creates PDF files in the browser or on a server.

    Best for: React developers who need to generate PDF reports or invoices; Teams that want PDF layouts written as reusable components

    Full review

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to PixiJS. We don't take payment for placement.