Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Textures.js is a JavaScript library for creating SVG patterns used in data visualizations. It enables developers to generate customizable textures and fills that can enhance charts and graphs beyond solid colors. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Textures.js, SVG Patterns for Data Visualization launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   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 →

2. 2
   Vivid JS▲183

   A highly customizable, open source SVG icons library

   2018 · webkul.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pts.js – A library for visualization and creative coding▲611

   Pts is a javascript library for visualization and creative-coding.

   2018 · ptsjs.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   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 →

5. 5
   Chart.js▲263

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

   2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

6. 6RJ
   Rune.js – Graphic design systems with SVG in the browser or Node.js▲92

   A JavaScript library for programming graphic design systems with SVG

   2015 · runemadsen.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SVG Background Generator▲296

   Customize, scalable backgrounds and patterns for free

   2018 · svgbackgrounds.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Boring Avatars▲494

   JavaScript library to generate SVG avatars based on text

   2021 · boringavatars.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chart.js 2.0▲440

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers & developers.

   2016 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Paths.js – Generate SVG paths for geometric shapes▲86

    Generate SVG paths for geometric shapes :bar_chart: - andreaferretti/paths-js

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hero Patterns▲486

    A collection of repeatable SVG background patterns

    2016 · heropatterns.com · its alternatives →

12. 12ES
    Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript▲129

    2014 · chartspree.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    A gallery of graphs built with React and D3.js▲297

    Many JS libraries exist to build graphs on the web (Vega, chartJS, Plotly...). They allow to make charts quickly. But you lose flexibility: you're limited by the options they offer. I just created a gallery with hundreds of graphs made with d3.js and React. - Examples are split by graph types - They all come with explanation and code sandboxes - Gradual complexity to ease the learning curve It took me ages to create this project! Feedback welcome!

    2023 · react-graph-gallery.com · its alternatives →

14. 14TL
    Tableau-Like Data Visualizations in JavaScript▲361

    2018 · charts.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Anime.js – Polyvalent JavaScript Animation Engine▲283

    A fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library

    2016 · anime-js.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pattern.css▲197

    CSS library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Minimalist library to generate SVG views of scientific data▲47

    Just wanted to share with HN a simple/minimal open source Python library that generates SVG files visualizing two dimensional data and distributions, in case others find it useful or interesting. I wrote it as a fun project, mostly because I found that the standard libraries in Python generated unnecessarily large SVG files. One nice property is that I can configure the visuals through CSS, which allows me to support dark/light mode browser settings. The graphs are specified as JSON files (the repository includes a few examples). It supports scatterplots, line plots, histograms,…

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chart.js 4.0▲111

    Open source JavaScript charting library for the modern web

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SVG Waves▲263

    Instantly generate SVG waves - made by a 12 year old 🌊

    2021 · svgwaves.io · its alternatives →

20. 20IA
    Instrumenting and visualizing JavaScript with d3.js▲105

    2012 · latentflip.github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AR
    A resource for drawing complex primitives in JavaScript▲70

    2015 · xqt2.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    I made a 3D SVG Renderer that projects textures without rasterization▲206

    How can you make affine transformations (the only ones SVGs are capable of) resemble perspective transformations?

    2025 · seve.blog · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Snap.svg▲100

    JavaScript SVG library for the modern web

    2014 · snapsvg.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    dc.js▲79

    Dimensional charting Javascript library

    2018 · dc-js.github.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →