Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Wiv.js is a JavaScript library that adds animated wiggling effects to HTML div elements. Designed for developers who want to add playful motion to web projects, it provides an easy way to make divs move with a wiggly… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wiv.js – A library for a more wiggly div launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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   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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   Motion One – New animation library, built on the Web Animations API▲327

   Motion (prev Framer Motion) is a fast, production-grade animation library for React, JavaScript and Vue. Build smooth UI animations at a tiny footprint.

   2021 · motion.dev · its alternatives →

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   Weekend project, Intro.js▲716

   2013 · usablica.github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lax.js▲343

   Create beautiful & smooth animations when you scroll

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Boring Avatars▲494

   JavaScript library to generate SVG avatars based on text

   2021 · boringavatars.com · its alternatives →

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

   2014 · bouncejs.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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    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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    Choreographer-JS, a simple way to handle complicated animations▲39

    A simple library to take care of complex CSS animations.

    2016 · christinecha.github.io · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Lax.js 2.0▲118

    JS library to create animations from user interactions

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Anime.js 3.0▲354

    Lightweight JavaScript animation library

    2019 · animejs.com · 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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    Theatre.js▲241

    Animation and 3D editor for JavaScript

    2022 · theatrejs.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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    Blotter.js▲243

    A JavaScript API for unconventional text effects on the web.

    2018 · blotter.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Nerv – A fast React alternative, compatible with IE8 and React 16▲133

    A blazing fast React alternative, compatible with IE8 and React 16. - NervJS/nerv

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Mizu.js – Lightweight HTML templating library for any-side rendering▲225

    Hey HN, I'd like to share a fun project I've been working on: mizu.js. It's a js library that add functional attributes support into your html, designed to be a simple and flexible alternative to fully-fledged web frameworks (such as Vue, React, and Angular), while offering more capabilities than other lightweight options (like Alpine.js and htmx). As it's written using modern ES features and due to its isomorphic nature, it can be run in both browsers and runtimes (Node, Deno, Bun) without any changes. This makes it ideal for client-side and server-side rendering, as well as static site…

    2024 · mizu.sh · 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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    G9.js – Automatically Interactive Differentiable Graphics▲237

    2016 · omrelli.ug · its alternatives →

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    Tiny jQuery alternative with inline Locality of Behavior▲30

    🗿 Mini jQuery alternative. Dependency-free animations. Locality of Behavior. Use one element or arrays transparently. Pairs with htmx. Vanilla querySelector() but better! - gnat/surreal

    2023 · github.com · 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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