Picturefill
A responsive image polyfill for <picture>, srcset, sizes, and more.
According to our data, Picturefill ranks 71th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.6% of the JavaScript library market share and is present on 0.5% of all websites.
It appears on 1% of all websites in Brazil, 0.9% in Japan, and 0.6% in Germany.
- 🏠 Website
- </> Source code
💸 Pricing
Picturefill is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- JavaScript Libraries
- Rank: 71
- Market share: 0.6%
- Legacy
- Rank: 13
- Market share: 2%
🏆 Picturefill Awards
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Germany in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Brazil in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Switzerland in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Estonia in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Austria in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Portugal in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Japan in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Sweden in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Denmark in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Ireland in the Legacy category.
⚡ Sites Using Picturefill
We have data on 18,596 websites that use the Picturefill JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Picturefill is actu.fr.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #492 | France | French | |
| 2 | #748 | Australia | English | |
| 3 | #917 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 4 |  ads.google.com |
United States | English | |
| 5 | #1,272 | Czech Republic | Czech | |
| 6 | #1,429 | Australia | English | |
| 7 | #1,570 | English | ||
| 8 | #1,681 | American English | ||
| 9 | #2,035 | United States | English | |
| 10 |  genesys.com |
#2,458 | United States | American English |
| 11 | #2,500 | Serbia | Serbian | |
| 12 | #2,507 | Czech Republic | Czech | |
| 13 | #3,106 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 14 | #3,300 | Australia | English | |
| 15 | #3,948 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 16 | #5,137 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 17 | #5,300 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 18 | #5,538 | American English | ||
| 19 | #6,015 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 20 | #6,165 | Germany | German |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Picturefill:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Picturefill are from the United States, Japan, and Germany.
- United States 15.7%
- Japan 11.4%
- Germany 10.1%
- United Kingdom 6.4%
- Brazil 4.9%
- France 4.1%
- Spain 3.5%
- Italy 3%
- Russia 2.7%
- Other 38.2%
Most Picturefill users speak English, Japanese, or German.
- English 42.4%
- Japanese 10.2%
- German 10.1%
- Portuguese 5.4%
- French 4.6%
- Spanish 4.4%
- Russian 3.1%
- Italian 2.4%
- Dutch 2.3%
- Other 15.1%
The Picturefill JavaScript library is especially popular on .com, .de, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 37%
- .de 6.7%
- .org 6%
- .jp 3.5%
- .com.br 3.2%
- .co.jp 2.5%
- .co.uk 2.5%
- .net 2.4%
- .ru 1.9%
- Other 34.3%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Picturefill include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 17.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 10.2%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.8%
- Education/Reference 6.4%
- Online Shopping 6.3%
- Travel 6%
- Health 4.4%
- Entertainment 4%
- Internet Services 4%
- Other 34.3%
🔢 Picturefill Versions
The most widespread version of Picturefill is 3.0, used by 79.7% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 15.5% of sites use Picturefill 2.3, and 2% use Picturefill 1.8.
- 3.0 79.7%
- 2.3 15.5%
- 1.8 2%
- 1.9 1.6%
- 1.11 0.4%
- 2.2 0.4%
- 2 0.1%
- 2.1 0.1%
- 1.4 0.05%
- Other 0.2%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Picturefill from?
Picturefill is from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Can I use Picturefill for free?
Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
Moreover, it is an open-source solution, and you can find its code on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Picturefill the most?
The majority of Picturefill users are from the United States.
Who uses Picturefill?
According to our data, Picturefill is used on thousands of sites, including actu.fr,
smh.com.au, and
ads.google.com.
Is Picturefill used on government websites?
Overall, we found Picturefill on 28 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Picturefill?
Yes. In total, we know of 57 academic websites in the United States that use Picturefill.
How does Picturefill compare to its competitors?
Picturefill is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 246 other JavaScript libraries we track.
What are the alternatives to Picturefill?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Picturefill may include 
Modernizr, 
Regenerator, and Core-js.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 4,001,723 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.