processing/p5.js

p5.js is a client-side JS platform that empowers artists, designers, students, and anyone to learn to code and express themselves creatively on the web. It is based on the core principles of Processing. Looking for p5.js 2.0? http://beta.p5js.org

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Forks: 3.8k
Open beginner issues: 9
Indexed issues: 401
Avg merge: 3d 16h
Merged PRs (30d): 25

Dominant language: JavaScript
License: LGPL-2.1
Last GitHub push: Sep 16, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted good first issue

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399 open issues indexed

Proposal: API audit Open

Discussion

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

processing/p5.js#7460 · 22 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jan 8, 2025
noise() hash-function exhibits geometric self-similarity Open

Discussion

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 32/100

processing/p5.js#7431 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 17, 2024
noise() is not Perlin noise Open

Discussion Documentation Help Wanted

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7430 · 29 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Dec 17, 2024
filter() does not work after 1.9.0 if noFill() is called Open

Discussion

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js#7425 · 10 comments · Opened Dec 15, 2024
push() ignores the _colorMaxes field set by colorMode() Open

Area:Color Area:Core Bug

processing/p5.js#7402 · 8 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 1, 2024
Issue with mouseX and mouseY when using a CSS border Open

Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7400 · 6 comments · Opened Nov 29, 2024
add custom value for show() function for p5.Elements #7388 Open

Area:DOM Enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7389 · 10 comments · Opened Nov 22, 2024
Using / in HTML code for linking modules Open

Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

processing/p5.js#7386 · 11 comments · Opened Nov 21, 2024
impossible to change a Table entry Open

Area:Data Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

processing/p5.js#7382 · 5 comments · Opened Nov 20, 2024
save and saveCanvas commands have stopped working Open

Area:Events Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

processing/p5.js#7372 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 11, 2024
setFrame() under WEBGL environment not rendering correct frame Open

Area:Image Area:WebGL Bug

processing/p5.js#7370 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 9, 2024
webp rendering support Open

Discussion

processing/p5.js#7360 · 13 comments · 4 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 5, 2024
noLoop() not honored by saveGif() Open

Area:Core Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js#7354 · 5 comments · Opened Nov 3, 2024
.obj models not displaying materials Open

Area:WebGL Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7346 · 7 comments · Opened Oct 31, 2024
Add support for Texture Buffer Objects (TBOs) Open

Area:WebGL Feature Request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

processing/p5.js#7344 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 31, 2024
Queryable transformation stack Open

Area:Core Area:WebGL Feature Request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7343 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 31, 2024
Where do I start with translation/localization for accessibility? Open

Discussion

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

processing/p5.js#7339 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 29, 2024
splice documentation change? Open

Discussion

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js#7335 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 27, 2024
Namespaced mode Open

Area:Core Feature Request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

processing/p5.js#7332 · 15 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 23, 2024
Add the ability to generate noise textures Open

Area:Color Area:Core Area:Data Area:WebGL Feature Request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7331 · 7 comments · Opened Oct 22, 2024
Add Gradients for Fill and Strokes Open

Area:Color Area:Core Discussion Feature Request Help Wanted Technical Initiative

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 38/100

processing/p5.js#7313 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 14, 2024
Add UBO support to WebGL mode Open

Area:WebGL Feature Request

processing/p5.js#7309 · 7 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 12, 2024
WebGL `setAttributes` causes image interpolation to default to LINEAR Open

Area:WebGL Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js#7304 · 4 comments · Opened Oct 10, 2024
Revamp Friendly Error System's Detection of Accidentally Overridden Constants and Functions Open

Enhancement Friendly Errors

processing/p5.js#7269 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 15, 2024
Enhance reference of blend() and Image.blend() and make it consistent with blendMode() Open

Area:Image Documentation Enhancement

processing/p5.js#7236 · 9 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 5, 2024
Fix broken links in contributor_docs/fes_contribution_guide.md Open

Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7227 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 5, 2024
Fix broken links in contributor_docs/documentation_style_guide.md Open

Bug

processing/p5.js#7220 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 4, 2024
Fix broken and missing links in En, Jp, zh-Hans contributior_docs web_accessibility.md Open

Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js#7204 · 5 comments · Opened Sep 3, 2024
Add Reference to Default Font object Open

Area:Typography Feature Request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7193 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 27, 2024
Add a clamp() alias for constrain() or mention clamp in the docs Open

Area:Math Enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7191 · 12 comments · Opened Aug 22, 2024
Revamp Friendly Error System's Parameter Validation Open

Enhancement Friendly Errors

processing/p5.js#7178 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 15, 2024
Text Wrapping Behavior in p5.js doesn't match the documentation Open

Area:Typography Documentation Enhancement

processing/p5.js#7163 · 13 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 8, 2024
Display issue for sliders created with createSlider Open

Area:IO Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

processing/p5.js#7161 · 11 comments · Opened Aug 5, 2024
FES message is broken if reserved words are used. Open

Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

processing/p5.js#7168 · 9 comments · Opened Aug 3, 2024
Error message not showing in proper selected language Open

Bug Internationalization

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7157 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 1, 2024
Horizontal overflow when creating canvas with createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight) Open

Area:Core Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

processing/p5.js#7156 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 31, 2024
Calculation map() Documentation Enhancement Open

Area:Math Discussion Enhancement

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 52/100

processing/p5.js#7155 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 31, 2024
storeItem value must be serializable, not "any type Open

Bug

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 30/100

processing/p5.js#7146 · 5 comments · Opened Jul 26, 2024
`saveGif()` (specifically: `_generateGlobalPalette()`) fails for large amount of frames Open

Area:Image Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7145 · 6 comments · Opened Jul 25, 2024
How to correctly convert images and attach to canvas in p5js? Open

Discussion

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

processing/p5.js#7144 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 24, 2024
Add an easier way to disable right-click context menus on the canvas Open

Area:DOM Area:Events Feature Request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7098 · 12 comments · Opened Jun 18, 2024
orbitControl() customizability Open

Area:WebGL Enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7091 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 10, 2024
Hit detection on 2D Shapes Open

Area:Events Area:Math Area:Utilities Feature Request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7081 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 1, 2024
getting wrong language in the console. Open

Bug Internationalization

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

processing/p5.js#7080 · 10 comments · Opened Jun 1, 2024
inconsistent parameter handling Open

Area:Core Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7078 · 2 comments · Opened May 29, 2024
On Latest Version of Safari SetUniform Doesn't Update in Draw Function Open

Area:Core Area:WebGL Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

processing/p5.js#7070 · 7 comments · Opened May 23, 2024
Current status of maintenance tasks, package audits, tracking tech debt, etc Open

Discussion p5.js 2.0+

processing/p5.js#7069 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 22, 2024
get() and/or pixelDensity() lag since v1.8.0 Open

Discussion

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

processing/p5.js#7061 · 1 comment · Opened May 20, 2024
`p5.XML.listChildren()` inserts `#text` unexpectedly Open

Area:IO Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js#7047 · 8 comments · Opened May 16, 2024
`nf` seems to have wrong prototypes Open

Area:Utilities Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

processing/p5.js#6994 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 27, 2024

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