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PixiJS

Fast 2D WebGL rendering engine for browser games

Game Engines & Frameworks ★ 48.4k stars Medium setup MIT

PixiJS is an open-source, high-performance 2D rendering library that uses WebGL with a canvas fallback to build interactive graphics and browser games. It is a foundational engine for countless web games.

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Key features

  • High-performance 2D rendering
  • WebGL with canvas fallback
  • Rich display object model
  • Huge ecosystem

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Excellent rendering performance
  • Mature ecosystem
  • Flexible low-level API

Trade-offs

  • Rendering only, not engine
  • No 3D support

Is PixiJS secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for PixiJS's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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