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24 alternatives to jQuery DrawSVG

Lightweight, simple to use jQuery plugin to animate SVG path

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. jQuery DrawSVG launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Walkway.js▲121

   An easy way to animate simple SVG elements

   2014 · connoratherton.com · its alternatives →

2. 2VJ
   Velocity.js – Accelerated JavaScript animation▲160

   Velocity.js: An incredibly fast animation engine for motion designers.

   2014 · velocityjs.org · its alternatives →

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   SVGator▲262

   Import, animate and export SVGs easily

   2019 · svgator.com · its alternatives →

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   SVG Artista▲406

   Little tool that helps you create SVG animations

   2019 · svgartista.net · its alternatives →

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   Motion▲263

   An animated SVG icon editor

   2020 · getmotion.io · its alternatives →

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   Anime.js – Polyvalent JavaScript Animation Engine▲283

   A fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library

   2016 · anime-js.com · its alternatives →

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   Stroke▲92

   Animate SVGs. Beautifully.

   Jan 2026 · stroke.abhii.space · its alternatives →

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   SVG Background Generator▲296

   Customize, scalable backgrounds and patterns for free

   2018 · svgbackgrounds.com · its alternatives →

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   I built 48 lightweight SVG backgrounds you can copy/paste▲403

   Our backgrounds are customizable in many ways. Each background is unique and collectively these designs explore the various capabilities and attributes of SVG.

   Mar 2026 · svgbackgrounds.com · its alternatives →

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    Animate Drawing Text with SVG▲10

    Animate the Drawing of Text via SVG paths and CSS3 - dboudro/AnimateSVGText

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11WJ
    Wiv.js – A library for a more wiggly div▲265

    2018 · jjkaufman.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12TJ
    Textures.js, SVG Patterns for Data Visualization▲404

    A JavaScript Library for creating SVG patterns

    2015 · riccardoscalco.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Royalty-Free SVG Illustrations and Animations▲224

    Get access to 2500+ High-quality and affordable illustrations and animations in over 50+ different styles. Great illustration pack designs, don't have to break the bank!

    2020 · pixeltrue.com · its alternatives →

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    Flow▲232

    Beautiful UI animations now with Lottie & Animated SVGs

    2020 · createwithflow.com · its alternatives →

15. 15ER
    Editable, royalty-free SVG illustrations▲295

    2019 · gallery.manypixels.co · its alternatives →

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    SVG Circus▲125

    Design cool svg spinners and other looped svg animations

    2014 · svgcircus.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    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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    SVG Path Builder▲95

    SVG Path Generator Polynomic: AnthonyDuGois.com. New Casino directives in 2025 for a new Path to Polynomical skill sets.

    2015 · anthonydugois.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AT
    A tool to build real websites built exclusively in SVG▲197

    2021 · svija.love · its alternatives →

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    SVG Splash▲120

    A beautifully simple SVG painting application.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Loaf▲170

    Web animations made easy

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Dropshipping Illustrations▲158

    Animated vector illustrations for Ecommerce.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Method Draw, an SVG drawing application▲20

    Method Draw is an open source SVG editor for the web, you can use it online without signing up.

    2012 · editor.method.ac · its alternatives →

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    SVG Animator▲10

    Quickly animate your SVGs

    2024 · wizely.net · its alternatives →

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