Automattic/node-canvas
Node canvas is a Cairo backed Canvas implementation for NodeJS. observed · 2026-10-20
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 57
- 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: 37.0
- age_days: 5865
- days_rel: 204
- days_push: 1
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
10696 stars · 1195 forks observed · 2026-10-20
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
node-canvas is a Cairo-backed implementation of the Web Canvas API for Node.js, enabling 2D drawing, text rendering, and image manipulation server-side. It supports exporting to PNG, JPEG, and PDF buffers/streams and works across macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Use cases
- generate images server-side in node
- render charts to png in a node backend
- draw text on images with nodejs
- create pdf files from canvas drawings
- implement canvas api without a browser
- process and composite images in node
When to choose
- you need the standard Web Canvas API in Node.js
- you want to generate PNG/JPEG/PDF images server-side
- you need prebuilt binaries for common platforms
When to avoid
- you need GPU-accelerated or WebGL rendering
- you are rendering in the browser (use the native Canvas API)
- you need a pure-JavaScript dependency-free solution
Facets
library · maturity active
image-processing graphics pdf image-processing graphics backend developer-tools windows cross-platform canvas-api cairo 2d-graphics server-side-rendering npm nodejs macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas · fetched 2026-10-20 · 40a4ce8084be
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Automattic/node-canvas | main | 85 |
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