# alexmacarthur/typeit

The most versatile JavaScript typewriter effect library on the planet.

Repository: https://github.com/alexmacarthur/typeit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/typeit
Homepage: https://typeitjs.com
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: animation, typewriter, text-effects, javascript, javascript-library, text-animation, typography, typewriter-effect
Last push: 2025-04-04T15:06:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 40/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 14, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3992, "days_push": 516, "days_rel": 677, "gap_med": 19.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3177, forks 200 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:47.667877+00:00)

## What it is
TypeIt is a small (~4kb) JavaScript library for creating flexible typewriter text animations on the web, supporting multiple strings, looping, HTML content, and a fluent chainable API. It ships as a vanilla JS package plus a React wrapper, and is free under GPLv3 with paid commercial licenses.

## Use cases
- add a typewriter effect to a hero heading
- animate text typing on scroll into view
- loop through multiple strings with delete and retype
- type text containing HTML tags
- create a typing animation in React
- simulate typing into a form input

## When to choose
- you need fine-grained control over typing speed, pauses, deletions, and cursor movement
- you want a tiny, dependency-free library with SEO-friendly HTML fallback
- you need a React component wrapping the effect

## When to avoid
- your project is commercial and you cannot accept GPL or pay for a license
- you need general-purpose animation beyond text typing effects
- you need a framework-agnostic solution outside JS/browser environments

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: frontend, web-development, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: typewriter-effect, text-animation, javascript-library, react, dual-licensed, nodejs

## Member repositories
- alexmacarthur/typeit (main) score 40

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.667877+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:25:08.124152+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alexmacarthur/typeit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.667877+00:00, sha 14da7c27a8d3)
  - homepage: https://typeitjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:45.413496+00:00, sha 55bd36b76ba9)
  - site_page: https://www.typeitjs.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:45.417987+00:00, sha 77a1ba6a42cc)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/typeit (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:45.425592+00:00, sha fa47e9af72dd)
  - site_page: https://www.typeitjs.com/licenses/purchase (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:45.416170+00:00, sha 06f575f62462)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.