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ejci/favico.js

Make use of your favicon with badges, images or videos observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/ejci/favico.js · homepage · JavaScript · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) 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

Full methodology

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

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
ejci/favico.jsmain32

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