# D3: Data-Driven Documents

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**D3** (or **D3.js**) is a JavaScript library for visualizing data using web standards. D3 helps you bring data to life using SVG, Canvas and HTML. D3 combines powerful visualization and interaction techniques with a data-driven approach to DOM manipulation, giving you the full capabilities of modern browsers and the freedom to design the right visual interface for your data.

Want to learn more? [See the wiki.](https://github.com/d3/d3/wiki)

For examples, [see the gallery](https://github.com/d3/d3/wiki/Gallery) and [mbostock’s bl.ocks](http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock).

## Documentation

* [API Reference](https://github.com/d3/d3/blob/master/API.md)
* [Release Notes](https://github.com/d3/d3/blob/master/CHANGES.md)

## Installing

(The master branch currently contains the prerelease of D3 4.0. For the latest stable release, [3.5.17](https://github.com/d3/d3/releases/tag/v3.5.17), follow the [installation instructions](https://github.com/d3/d3/wiki#installing) on the wiki.)

If you use NPM, `npm install d3@next`. Otherwise, download the [latest release](https://npmcdn.com/d3@next/build/). The released bundle supports AMD, CommonJS, and vanilla environments. Create a [custom bundle using Rollup](http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/bb09af4c39c79cffcde4) or your preferred bundler. You can also load directly from [d3js.org](https://d3js.org):

```html
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.0.0-alpha.50.min.js"></script>
```

For the non-minified version, remove `.min` from the file name.