mhkeller/layercake

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1789 stars · 42 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Layer Cake is a headless visualization framework for Svelte that provides a wrapper component and layout components (SVG, HTML, Canvas, WebGL) for building reusable, layered charts. It computes scales synced to layout changes and supports both client-side and server-side rendering of responsive graphics.

Use cases

• build custom charts in svelte
• create responsive data visualizations
• render charts server-side without javascript
• combine svg canvas and webgl layers in one chart
• make a line chart or bar chart in svelte
• build reusable chart components with shared scales

When to choose

• you use Svelte and want full control over chart components
• you need charts that mix SVG, Canvas, HTML, or WebGL layers
• you want server-side rendered graphics that work without JavaScript
• you prefer copy-paste customizable components over a fixed chart API

When to avoid

• you need a quick out-of-the-box chart library with prebuilt chart types
• your project does not use Svelte
• you want a framework-agnostic or React-based charting solution

Facets

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data-visualization charts frontend-framework ui-components data-visualization frontend web-development graphics browser svelte sveltekit dataviz headless-framework svg canvas webgl responsive-charts server-side-rendering web-server nodejs javascript

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