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microsoft/SandDance

Visually explore, understand, and present your data. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/SandDance · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

67/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2858
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

7143 stars · 575 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

SandDance is a JavaScript data visualization library from Microsoft Research that creates unit visualizations with a one-to-one mapping between data rows and on-screen marks, featuring smooth animated transitions between views. It ships as modular React-friendly components and is also available as a web app, Power BI visual, and VS Code/Azure Data Studio extensions.

Use cases

  • visually explore a csv dataset in the browser
  • embed an interactive data explorer in my react app
  • animate between chart views while keeping context
  • present data stories with unit visualizations
  • add a visualization canvas to a power bi report
  • let users filter and facet data without writing chart code

When to choose

  • you want animated unit visualizations where each row is a mark
  • you need an embeddable explorer UI in a React or JavaScript app
  • you want a no-code data exploration view for non-technical users

When to avoid

  • you need standard aggregate charts like simple bar or line charts with minimal bundle size
  • you need server-side rendering or static image export of charts
  • your data is too large to render one mark per row

Facets

library · maturity active

data-visualization charts data-visualization data-science web-development browser cross-platform unit-visualizations vega deck-gl react powerbi microsoft-research typescript embeddable web-server nodejs

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/SandDancemain67

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