# k3d

> WebGL 3D plotting for Jupyter: meshes, isosurfaces, volumes, voxels and point clouds

Latest version **3.1.1** (published 2026-09-22) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install k3d
pnpm add k3d
yarn add k3d
bun add k3d
```

## Health

**Score 55/100 (C)** — status: active.

Positive: no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.1 |
| Published | 2026-09-22 |
| First published | 2018-07-11 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 1035 |
| Author | k3d team |
| Maintainers | artur.trzesiok |
| Keywords | jupyter, widgets, ipywidgets, jupyterlab, anywidget, 3d, webgl, visualization, volume-rendering, point-cloud |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/k3d
- Repository: https://github.com/K3D-tools/K3D-jupyter
- Homepage: https://k3d-jupyter.org
- Issues: https://github.com/K3D-tools/K3D-jupyter/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/k3d

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## Recent versions

- 3.1.1 (latest) — 2026-09-22
- 3.1.0 — 2026-09-10
- 3.0.3 — 2026-09-03
- 3.0.2 — 2026-09-03
- 3.0.1 — 2026-08-29
- 3.0.0 — 2026-08-28
- 2.18.1 — 2026-08-13
- 2.18.0 — 2026-08-12
- 2.17.0 — 2025-07-09
- 2.16.1 — 2024-01-06
- 2.16.0 — 2023-08-26
- 2.15.3 — 2023-05-23
- 2.15.2 — 2022-12-18
- 2.15.1 — 2022-12-18
- 2.15.0 — 2022-12-16
- … 57 more at https://npm.io/package/k3d/versions

## README

# K3D - a 3D visualization library

## Requires

* node.js
* grunt + plugins

> **Note**  
> Run `npm install` before any usage or to update dependencies

## Available commands

* `grunt serve` - a developer build (open a window browser with live-reload)
* `grunt codeStyle` - to check coding style & standards
* `npm run build` - the production bundle, which is what the Python package ships

Tests are end to end and live on the Python side: `cd k3d && python -m pytest`.

## How to

Please make sure to take a look at the [HOW-TO.md](HOW-TO.md) document.

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