# heatmap.js
Dynamic Heatmaps for the Web. 

[<img src="http://www.patrick-wied.at/static/heatmapjs/assets/img/heatmapjs-examples-docs-banner.jpg" width="100%">](http://www.patrick-wied.at/static/heatmapjs/?utm_source=gh "View the heatmap.js website with usage examples, showcases, best practises, plugins ( googlemaps heatmap, leaflet) and more.")

## How to get started

The fastest way to get started is to install heatmap.js with bower. Just run the following command:

`bower install heatmap.js-amd`

This will download the latest working version of heatmap.js and put it in your bower_components folder.

Alternatively you could just download [the latest release](https://github.com/pa7/heatmap.js/releases) from github and unzip it.


The file you're ultimately looking for is **heatmap.js** or **heatmap.min.js**



heatmap.js is also hosted on npm:

`npm install heatmap.js`



### How to run the local examples

Start a webserver (e.g. python SimpleHTTPServer from the project directory root):

`python -m SimpleHTTPServer 1337 &`

Then browse to 

`http://localhost:1337/examples/`


## Get involved

Please have a look at the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTE.md) before submitting contributions. 

**Disclaimer**: PRs can take time to receive feedback or be merged ( I'm only one person with very little time ) but I'm trying to get back to everyone eventually

## Questions?

In order to keep technical questions in a central place where other people can learn from it, the best thing you can do is [post your question to stackoverflow with the tag **heatmap.js**.](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=heatmap.js) 

If you do have a very specific question (or need commercial support) don't hesitate to contact me directly [via email](mailto:heatmap-q@patrick-wied.at).


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