Popular Open Source Libraries for Creating Avatars

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by Ashok Balasubramanian dot icon Updated: Apr 1, 2022

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Have you ever wanted to be represented by an avatar in virtual reality? Are you looking to make a game or app that uses avatars in Javascript, Typescript, or PHP? Avatars are digital representations of people, pets, or entities. They're widely used in VR games and apps, and they're also becoming popular in the Metaverse—a unified digital space where people can meet, interact, and create things together. Avatar technology has been around for a long time—it's not new. But with the increasing popularity of the Metaverse, it is becoming more popular than ever. There are many different ways to use avatars. They can be used for all types of virtual experiences, including games and education apps. For example, you could create a game where you have to find your way through a maze using an avatar. Or, you could create an educational app where you have to find your way through a maze using an avatar. In the Metaverse and in VR gaming, avatars are more than just characters—they're extensions of ourselves. Many people jump into both the physical and virtual world wearing their best heels. Some gamers wear full-body suits to help them truly embody their avatars. Most avatars are animated by code—here are some popular open-source libraries you can use to create and use avatars.

boring-avatarsby boringdesigners

JavaScript doticonstar image 4879 doticonVersion:v1.10.0doticon
License: Permissive (MIT)

Boring avatars is a tiny JavaScript React library that generates custom, SVG-based avatars from any username and color palette.

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            boring-avatarsby boringdesigners

            JavaScript doticon star image 4879 doticonVersion:v1.10.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            Boring avatars is a tiny JavaScript React library that generates custom, SVG-based avatars from any username and color palette.
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                      avataaars-generatorby fangpenlin

                      TypeScript doticonstar image 2642 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                      Simple generator React app for avataaars

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                                avataaars-generatorby fangpenlin

                                TypeScript doticon star image 2642 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                Simple generator React app for avataaars
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                                          TypeScript doticonstar image 2151 doticonVersion:v13.0.0doticon
                                          License: Permissive (MIT)

                                          Small avatar & profile picture component. Resize and crop uploaded images using a intuitive user interface.

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                                                    react-avatar-editorby mosch

                                                    TypeScript doticon star image 2151 doticonVersion:v13.0.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                    Small avatar & profile picture component. Resize and crop uploaded images using a intuitive user interface.
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                                                              avatarby laravolt

                                                              PHP doticonstar image 1718 doticonVersion:5.0.0doticon
                                                              License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                              Plug n play avatar, turn name, email, and any other string into beautiful avatar (or gravatar), effortless.

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                                                                        avatarby laravolt

                                                                        PHP doticon star image 1718 doticonVersion:5.0.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                        Plug n play avatar, turn name, email, and any other string into beautiful avatar (or gravatar), effortless.
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                                                                                  notion-avatarby Mayandev

                                                                                  TypeScript doticonstar image 2057 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                  License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                  🪄 An online tool for making notion-style avatars.

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                                                                                            notion-avatarby Mayandev

                                                                                            TypeScript doticon star image 2057 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                            🪄 An online tool for making notion-style avatars.
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                                                                                                      Multiavatarby multiavatar

                                                                                                      JavaScript doticonstar image 1613 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                      Multicultural Avatar Generator in JavaScript

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                                                                                                                Multiavatarby multiavatar

                                                                                                                JavaScript doticon star image 1613 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                                Multicultural Avatar Generator in JavaScript
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                                                                                                                          jdenticonby dmester

                                                                                                                          JavaScript doticonstar image 1157 doticonVersion:3.2.0doticon
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                                                                                                                          Javascript library for generating identicons. Running in the browser and on Node.js.

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                                                                                                                                    jdenticonby dmester

                                                                                                                                    JavaScript doticon star image 1157 doticonVersion:3.2.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                    Javascript library for generating identicons. Running in the browser and on Node.js.
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                                                                                                                                              vue-avatarby eliep

                                                                                                                                              JavaScript doticonstar image 601 doticonVersion:2.3.0doticon
                                                                                                                                              License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                              An avatar component for vue.js

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                                                                                                                                                        vue-avatarby eliep

                                                                                                                                                        JavaScript doticon star image 601 doticonVersion:2.3.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                        An avatar component for vue.js
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                                                                                                                                                                  react-avatarby Sitebase

                                                                                                                                                                  JavaScript doticonstar image 522 doticonVersion:v3.9.7doticon
                                                                                                                                                                  License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                  Universal avatar makes it possible to fetch/generate an avatar based on the information you have about that user.

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                                                                                                                                                                            react-avatarby Sitebase

                                                                                                                                                                            JavaScript doticon star image 522 doticonVersion:v3.9.7doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                            Universal avatar makes it possible to fetch/generate an avatar based on the information you have about that user.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      JavaScript doticonstar image 428 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                      react library for generating avatar

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                                                                                                                                                                                                react-nice-avatarby chilllab

                                                                                                                                                                                                JavaScript doticon star image 428 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                                                react library for generating avatar
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