three.js by mrdoob
JavaScript 3D Library.
About three.js
From the project's README at github.com/mrdoob/three.js. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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The aim of the project is to create an easy-to-use, lightweight, cross-browser, general-purpose 3D library. The current builds only include WebGL and WebGPU renderers but SVG and CSS3D renderers are also available as addons.
Examples Docs Manual Wiki Migrating Questions Forum Discord Usage
This code creates a scene, a camera, and a geometric cube, and it adds the cube to the scene. It then creates a renderer for the scene and camera, and it adds that viewport to the element. Finally, it animates the cube within the scene for the camera.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 112k | github.com/mrdoob/three.js |
| GitHub forks | 36k | github.com/mrdoob/three.js |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 7.8k | three.js |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 16.1 years | since Mar 2010 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 176 | last: 21 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 4 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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