ThorVG
Shares rank 10 of 14 graphics libraries by recommenders
Open-source MIT vector engine with WebGPU and OpenGL back ends, praised for speed and smooth animation. Critics say it trails Blend2D and Vello on performance.
Open-source MIT vector engine with WebGPU and OpenGL back ends, praised for speed and smooth animation. Critics say it trails Blend2D and Vello on performance.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Open source under MIT license
“Open-source vector engine with GPU backends (WebGPU, OpenGL), runs on microcontrollers to browsers.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU” “open source (MIT), ~150KB core, GPU backends (WebGPU, OpenGL)”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU” GPU backends like WebGPU, OpenGL
“Having first-class WebGL and WebGPU feels like it could materially change what’s feasible in terms of animation complexity and performance.”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: ThorVG 1.0 – Fast vector rendering with Lottie and GPU back ends” “Open-source vector engine with GPU backends (WebGPU, OpenGL), runs on microcontrollers to browsers.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU” “open source (MIT), ~150KB core, GPU backends (WebGPU, OpenGL)”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU”
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See all 14 graphics libraries, rankedWhat people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The browser demo looks very smooth.”
“Having first-class WebGL and WebGPU feels like it could materially change what’s feasible in terms of animation complexity and performance.”
“This is solid step forward for ThorVG”
“If we're talking about CPU rendering, ThorVG is faster than Skia.”
“In terms of performance, it's quite far from something like Blend2D or Vello though.”
“Open-source vector engine with GPU backends (WebGPU, OpenGL), runs on microcontrollers to browsers.”
“open source (MIT), ~150KB core, GPU backends (WebGPU, OpenGL)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.