ejci/favico.js
Make use of your favicon with badges, images or videos observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4741
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3254
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
8678 stars · 562 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
favico.js is a JavaScript library for dynamically manipulating the browser favicon, adding animated alert badges, rendering images, videos, or webcam streams as the favicon. It works in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
Use cases
- show unread notification counts on the favicon
- animate favicon badges for new messages
- display a custom image as the favicon dynamically
- play a video in the favicon
- set the favicon from a webcam stream
When to choose
- you need favicon-based notifications or badges in a web app
- you want dynamic favicon updates with animations in Chrome, Firefox, or Opera
When to avoid
- you need Safari, IE, or Edge support
- you need an actively maintained library (last release 2017)
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components animation image-processing web-development frontend browser cross-platform favicon badge notification webcam video-icon javascript
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ejci/favico.js · fetched 2026-08-28 · c35ea3fc2ec3
- homepage: http://lab.ejci.net/favico.js/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ef1872227954
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/favico.js · fetched 2026-08-29 · 05b7cfe9541e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ejci/favico.js | main | 32 |
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