Learn more about sketching with p5.js on the Get Started page and everything you can do in the Reference. We hold events and operate with support from the Processing Foundation. P5.js is an interpretation of Processing for today’s web. We facilitate and foster access and empowerment. We acknowledge that not everyone has the time, financial means, or capacity to actively participate, but we recognize and encourage involvement of all kinds.
We are a community of, and in solidarity with, people from every gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, language, neuro-type, size, disability, class, religion, culture, subculture, political opinion, age, skill level, occupation, and background. Start creating with the p5 Editor! Community You can think of your whole browser page as your sketch, including HTML5 objects for text, input, video, webcam, and sound. However, you’re not limited to your drawing canvas. Using the metaphor of a sketch, p5.js has a full set of drawing functionality. P5.js is a JavaScript library for creative coding, with a focus on making coding accessible and inclusive for artists, designers, educators, beginners, and anyone else! p5.js is free and open-source because we believe software, and the tools to learn it, should be accessible to everyone.