Pixi.js
Fast 2D WebGL renderer for interactive graphics, games and animations.
3D and graphics npm MIT
Used in agent projects
29
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in 3d and graphics
#18 of 19
by use in those projects
Downloads
1.4M
npm, last 7 days, pixi.js
GitHub stars
48.3K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Pixi.js is used
Pixi.js is a dependency in 29 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #18 of 19 in 3d and graphics. The most used alternative there is React Three Fiber. Projects that use it most often also use GSAP (48.3%), Three.js (58.6%), Zod (55.2%).
Often used with Pixi.js
| GSAP | 48.3% of Pixi.js projects · 10.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| Three.js | 58.6% of Pixi.js projects · 3.2× more than average |
| Zod | 55.2% of Pixi.js projects · 3.3× more than average |
| Framer Motion | 48.3% of Pixi.js projects · 3.6× more than average |
| date-fns | 37.9% of Pixi.js projects · 4.5× more than average |
| tsx | 37.9% of Pixi.js projects · 3.8× more than average |
| TypeScript | 89.7% of Pixi.js projects · 1.6× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 69.0% of Pixi.js projects · 2.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Pixi.js as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install pixi.js |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (18), Next.js (8), Python (1), PHP (1) |
| Example projects | cablelabs/os-provisioning, witchesofthehill/manabrew, EDSpower/vite-react-ts-app |
Alternatives to Pixi.js
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| React Three Fiber npm React renderer for Three.js enabling 3D graphics with component patterns. |
2,360 (18.6%) | 6M | 32.8K | MIT |
| Three.js npm JavaScript 3D library for creating interactive 3D graphics in browsers. |
2,329 (18.3%) | 20.1M | 116K | MIT |
| maath npm Math utilities library for 3D graphics and animations in Three.js and React Three Fiber. |
176 (1.4%) | 4.6M | — | MIT |
| Leaflet npm Lightweight JavaScript library for creating mobile-friendly interactive maps. |
160 (1.3%) | 8M | 45.7K | BSD-2-Clause |
| React Leaflet npm React components for Leaflet maps enabling interactive mapping in React applications. |
121 (1.0%) | 3.7M | 5,603 | Hippocratic-2.1 |
| Postprocessing npm Post-processing effects library for Three.js rendering advanced visual effects. |
109 (0.9%) | 977K | 2,874 | Zlib |
| r3f-perf npm Performance monitoring tool for React Three Fiber applications. |
78 (0.6%) | 31.1K | 781 | MIT |
| three-stdlib npm Stand-alone collection of Three.js examples and utilities. |
78 (0.6%) | 4.3M | 861 | MIT |