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24 alternatives to Blotter.js

A JavaScript API for unconventional text effects on the web.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Blotter.js launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Blotter.js▲16

   A JavaScript API for drawing unconventional text effects on the web.

   2018 · blotter.js.org · its alternatives →

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   RoughJS – Create hand-drawn graphics using JavaScript▲1,087

   Rough.js is a light weight javascript library that lets you draw graphics with a hand-drawn, sketchy, appearance.

   2018 · roughjs.com · its alternatives →

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   RoughNotation – create and animate hand-drawn annotations on a web page▲696

   A small JavaScript library to create and animate hand-drawn annotations on a web page

   2020 · roughnotation.com · its alternatives →

4. 4BJ
   Behave.js – Coding Behaviors for textarea elements▲180

   2013 · jakiestfu.github.com · its alternatives →

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   CSSeffectsSnippets.▲292

   A collection of CSS effects with a click to copy.

   2019 · emilkowalski.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js▲263

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

   2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js 2.0▲440

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers & developers.

   2016 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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   Wiv.js – A library for a more wiggly div▲265

   2018 · jjkaufman.github.io · its alternatives →

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   uPlot.js – An exceptionally fast, tiny time series chart▲260

   📈 A small, fast chart for time series, lines, areas, ohlc & bars - leeoniya/uPlot

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A DOM text-selection highlight renderer▲93

    A simple and fast zero-dependencies-library to transform text-selections into serializable markings.

    2015 · bowlingx.github.io · its alternatives →

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    CSS Grab n' Go Editor▲213

    Visual editor for learning and quick CSS mocking

    2020 · cssbuilder.veliovgroup.com · its alternatives →

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    Draft.js▲166

    A framework for building rich text editors in React

    2016 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Brusher▲158

    Tiny library to add interactive backgrounds to webpages

    2018 · kamran.fyi · its alternatives →

14. 14BJ
    Bounce.js – A tool for generating CSS3 animations▲172

    2014 · bouncejs.com · its alternatives →

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    Doka.js▲331

    A JavaScript image editor for your website ✂️

    2018 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →

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    particles.js▲113

    A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles.

    2014 · vincentgarreau.com · its alternatives →

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    ztext.js – JavaScript library that makes any font 3D▲257

    2020 · bennettfeely.com · its alternatives →

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    ScanR▲180

    API to detect text in images, built for developers

    2015 · scanr.xyz · its alternatives →

19. 19KJ
    Kerning.js — Take control of your web typography▲154

    2011 · endtwist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Umbrella JS, a 2.5kb jQuery alternative▲132

    :umbrella: Lightweight javascript library for DOM manipulation and events

    2018 · umbrellajs.com · its alternatives →

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    Canvas engines performance comparison – PixiJS, Two.js, and Paper.js▲193

    Render multiple moving rectangles to compare a number of canvas engines.

    2020 · benchmarks.slaylines.io · its alternatives →

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    Graffiti.js▲101

    File-based GraphQL framework for Node.js inspired by Next.js

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23DJ
    Drawingboard.js▲233

    2013 · leimi.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A JavaScript library for data visualization in both SVG and Canvas▲161

    Here's a project I've been working on for a little while now. Ripl is a JS library that provides a unified API for rendering shapes on both canvas and SVG interchangeably. Over the years I've used D3 extensively to create data visualisations so I figured I'd have a go at making my own version with a slightly more modern API and stricter TypeScript support. I am aware there are already libraries that can draw to multiple contexts interchangeably, but I've added a few little niceties to Ripl that (as far as I know) some other libraries don't have such as CSS-like query selectors, DOM-like…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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