GraphicsJS

GraphicsJS is a free and open-source JavaScript library for easily drawing any HTML5 graphics and animation from scratch. It is lightweight and more powerful in terms of out-of-the-box features than the existing SVG/VML based components on the market including the segment's former leaders, Raphaël and Bonsai.

In particular, GraphicsJS provides powerful line drawing far beyond traditionally offered Bézier curves, rich text features such as multiline wording and text measurement, virtual DOM ensuring rapid and concise drawing, smart layering system with z-index, browser-independent transformation engine, as well as a convenient and efficient API with chaining. Also, GraphicsJS supports legacy browsers (IE6+), which is still in great demand in many countries.

GraphicsJS was developed and previously used as the core graphics engine for AnyChart's commercial charting libraries – AnyChart, AnyMap, AnyStock, and AnyGantt. With that said, it is already employed to operate data visualization for Oracle, Microsoft, Volkswagen, AT&T, Samsung, BP, Bosch, Merck, Reuters, Bank of China, Lockheed Martin, and thousands of other prominent AnyChart's customers including more than 70% of the Fortune 1000 companies.

"Interactive data visualization is just one of numerous potential use cases for the powerful GraphicsJS library. It can be utilized to build absolutely any graphics-related patterns and solutions including stunning, animated pictures, cartoons, infographics, mind maps, and so on.