PixiJS Alternatives

PixiJS is described as 'Advanced, mature HTML5 creation engine with a fast and flexible 2D WebGL renderer' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PixiJS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac and Web-based apps. The best PixiJS alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PixiJS are Fibbo, microStudio, Bevy Game Engine and Upbge.

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PixiJS is an advanced, mature HTML5 creation engine with a fast and flexible 2D WebGL renderer.

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PixiJS alternatives page was last updated Apr 28, 2025
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  1. ZIMjs icon

    ZIMjs

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    ZIM is a general JavaScript Framework for the HTML Canvas. You can make visually rich games, apps, puzzles, visualizations and art. ZIM provides conveniences, components and controls such as:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
    The ZIM JavaScript Canvas Framework to Code Creativity

    ZIMjs Features

    1.  Creativity

    ZIMjs VS PixiJS

     
  2. Pixi’VN icon

    Pixi’VN

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    Pixi’VN is a very versatile and powerful visual novel/2D game engine. It is based on JavaScript/TypeScript and uses the PixiJS library for rendering.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • Node.JS
    Pixi’VN screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    2.  React
    3.  NPM
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Portable
    6.  Dark Mode

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  4. GemRB icon

    GemRB

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    GemRB (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background) is a portable open-source reimplementation of the Infinity Engine that underpinned Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment. It sports a cleaner design, greater extensibility and several innovations.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • NetBSD
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Symbian S60
    • ReactOS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    GemRB screenshot 1

    GemRB Features

    1.  Moddable
    2.  Portable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    GemRB VS PixiJS

     
  5. Amethyst Game Engine icon

    Amethyst Game Engine

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    Amethyst uses gfx-rs to render graphics with Vulkan or Metal. It is meant to be used for 2D and 3D, with various utilities for both types of games. It should be beginner friendly but also allow more advanced uses such as custom render passes and GLSL shaders.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The website is unavailable, and the GitHub repository has been archived in April 2022.

    Amethyst Game Engine Features

    1.  3D Game Engine
    2.  2D Game Engine

    Amethyst Game Engine VS PixiJS

     
  6. Flitter icon

    Flitter

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    Flitter is a powerful framework inspired by Flutter, supporting both SVG and Canvas to create high-performance graphics and user interfaces. It is designed to easily implement complex data visualizations, interactive charts, diagrams, and graphic editors in web applications.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
    Flitter screenshot 1

    Flitter VS PixiJS

     
  7. melonJS icon

    melonJS

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    melonJS is an open source HTML5 game engine that empowers developers and designers to focus on content.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    melonJS screenshot 1

    melonJS VS PixiJS

     
  9. Pts icon

    Pts

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    Pts is a JavaScript library for visualization and creative-coding. Pts is lightweight and modular. Written in typescript, it comes with many useful algorithms for visualization and creative coding. Its friendly API supports both quick prototyping and bigger projects.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Pts screenshot 1

    Pts VS PixiJS

     
  10. NasNas icon

    NasNas

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    NasNas is a lightweight modular 2D game framework with a focus on pixel art style games. It is entirely written in modern C++17, and doesn't have any dependency other than SFML2. It provides a clean and easy to use API.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    NasNas screenshot 1

    NasNas Features

    1.  2D Game Engine

    NasNas VS PixiJS

     
  11. Oxygine icon

    Oxygine

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    Oxygine is completely free and open source (MIT license) 2D game engine, available on GitHub. It is written in C++ and runs on MacOSX, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    code example

    Oxygine Features

    1.  C++

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  12. EaselJS icon

    EaselJS

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    Part of the CreateJS group of libraries, EaselJS provides straight forward solutions for working with rich graphics and interactivity with HTML5 Canvas. It exposes an API that is familiar to Adobe Animate developers, but embraces JavaScript sensibilities.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    EaselJS screenshot 1

    EaselJS VS PixiJS

     
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    AGKSharp

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    AGKSharp is a free implementation of AppGameKit to be used with C# and .NET.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AGKSharp Features

    1.  C-sharp
    2.  Networking and Multiplayer
    3.  2D and 3D physics

    AGKSharp VS PixiJS

     
  14. StageXL icon

    StageXL

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    StageXL is an API for HTML5 game and application development that closely models and is nearly identical to the Adobe Flash API. It's built on the Dart programming language and offers an intuitive and complete library for impressive 2D...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Dart

    StageXL VS PixiJS

     
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