thomasp85/gganimate
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A Grammar of Animated Graphics observed · 2026-10-01
Health v2 · maintenance only
44/100
- Activity 32
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 73
- age_days: 3914
- days_rel: 411
- days_push: 411
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1984 stars · 315 forks observed · 2026-10-01
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
gganimate is an R package that extends ggplot2's grammar of graphics to describe animated graphics. It adds grammar classes like transition_*(), view_*(), shadow_*(), enter_*/exit_*, and ease_aes() to control how plots change over time.
Use cases
- animate ggplot2 charts over time
- create animated data visualizations in R
- transition between plot states in a ggplot
- add easing and enter/exit effects to animated plots
- export animated GIFs of statistical graphics
- visualize how data evolves across time steps
When to choose
- you already use ggplot2 and want to animate plots declaratively
- you need grammar-based control over transitions, easing, and shadows
- you want a mature CRAN package for animated graphics in R
When to avoid
- you need interactive or real-time animations rather than rendered output
- you work outside R or prefer non-ggplot2 plotting systems
- you need fine-grained frame-by-frame animation control
Facets
library · maturity stable
data-visualization animation data-visualization data-science python rstats ggplot2 ggplot-extension animated-graphics grammar-of-graphics
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/thomasp85/gganimate · fetched 2026-10-01 · 85b424d5c4ac
- homepage: https://gganimate.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 94f5e0a91def
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| thomasp85/gganimate | main | 44 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="thomasp85/gganimate")
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