# p5.js

6 Hacker News commenters recommended p5.js and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend p5.js for its low barrier to entry, since it runs in a web browser and makes it easy to start experimenting.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to start in browser (2 comments): "largely driven (I think) by a low barrier to entry since it just requires a web browser to get started" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48259159)) "P5JS makes it very easy to start playing around with." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46615514))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Decker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/decker.md): 28 recommend
- [Processing](https://hackerapproved.com/p/processing.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "p5.js", https://hackerapproved.com/p/p5-js/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).