What is SIMILE Widgets?
SIMILE Widgets is an open source JavaScript library for building browser-based applications. Developed at the MIT SIMILE project, it provides a set of reusable user interface components that can be used to visualize structured data in web pages and applications.
Some of the key widgets included in SIMILE Widgets are:
- Timeline - Interactive timeline visualization for temporal data
- Calendar - For visualizing events on a calendar interface
- Maps - For plotting geographic data points on interactive maps
- Exhibit - A framework for publishing structured data in web pages
SIMILE Widgets follow a modular architecture and the components work across all major browsers. The widgets don't rely on any browser plugins and can be easily embedded in web pages. The library is focused on flexibility, extensibility and ease of use.
SIMILE Widgets is used by organizations and websites to add interactive data visualizations. It provides an easy way to create engaging interfaces without needing complex programming. The library is open source under MIT, BSD and Apache 2 licenses.
Aeon Timeline, Timeline 3D, Timeline JS, Newslines, Capzles, Timeline Maker Pro, Tiki-Toki, MyLens, Timetoast, Twile, Preceden, Timeglider, Timli, TimeRime, ChronoFlo Timeline, TrialLine, WhenInTime are some alternatives to SIMILE Widgets.