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24 alternatives to PaperJS

The Swiss Army Knife of Vector Graphics Scripting.

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

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   GraphicsJS▲77

   Powerful free open-source JavaScript vector graphics library

   2016 · 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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   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

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   Method Draw▲70

   A free browser-based vector creator

   2014 · editor.method.ac · its alternatives →

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   GraphicsJS, New Powerful Free Open-Source JavaScript Graphics Library▲124

   2016 · graphicsjs.org · its alternatives →

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   Paper Programs – Run JavaScript on pieces of paper▲235

   Run Javascript programs on pieces of paper, using a projector and camera. Physically hold programs in your hand, and see them come to life, as if by magic.

   2018 · paperprograms.org · its alternatives →

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   Bez▲94

   A friendly vector graphics editor

   2016 · juicybitssoftware.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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   p5.js▲202

   JS library for creating graphic and interactive experiences

   2015 · p5js.org · its alternatives →

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    Getting Started with CreateJS▲62

    Design and develop astounding animated web applications usin

    2015 · packtpub.com · its alternatives →

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

    2021 · svija.love · its alternatives →

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    Inker▲199

    Vector graphics editor. Fast and intuitive.

    2016 · inker.co · its alternatives →

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    Practical SVG▲65

    Harness power & possibilities of performance-efficient SVG.

    2016 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

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    G9.js – Automatically Interactive Differentiable Graphics▲237

    2016 · omrelli.ug · its alternatives →

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    DisplayJS▲210

    A simple JavaScript framework for building ambitious UIs 😊

    2017 · display.js.org · its alternatives →

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    ProtoSketch▲137

    Powerful yet simple vector graphics editor and prototyping

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Vector Toy▲70

    Visualize and manipulate vector field functions

    2016 · dandelany.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SkateJS – a cross framework web components based library▲144

    Effortless custom elements powered by modern view libraries. - skatejs/skatejs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Boxy SVG▲129

    Scalable vector graphics editor

    2016 · boxy-svg.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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    Synthesize TikZ Graphics Programs for Scientific Figures and Sketches▲132

    Creating high-quality scientific figures can be time-consuming and challenging, even though sketching ideas on paper is relatively easy. Furthermore, recreating existing figures that are not stored in formats preserving semantic information is equally complex. To tackle this problem, we introduce DeTikZify, a novel multimodal language model that automatically synthesizes scientific figures as semantics-preserving TikZ graphics programs based on sketches and existing figures. We also introduce a Monte Carlo Tree Search-based inference algorithm that enables DeTikZify to iteratively refine its…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Max▲107

    A visual programming language for media

    2017 · cycling74.com · its alternatives →

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    CanvasJS Charts▲121

    Beautiful high performance HTML5 charts.

    2016 · canvasjs.com · its alternatives →

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