Neuroevolution Frameworks

Libraries and implementations of neuroevolution techniques (NEAT, genetic algorithms, evolutionary strategies) for evolving neural network architectures and weights. Does NOT include general genetic algorithms, reinforcement learning, or neural architecture search frameworks without evolutionary components.

There are 57 neuroevolution frameworks tracked. 2 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is wagenaartje/neataptic at 60/100 with 1,220 stars.

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#	Framework	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	wagenaartje/neataptic :rocket: Blazing fast neuro-evolution & backpropagation for the browser and Node.js	60	Established	1,220	JavaScript
2	uber-research/deep-neuroevolution Deep Neuroevolution	50	Established	1,663	Python
3	alenaksu/neatjs NEAT (Neuro Evolution of Augmenting Topologies) implementation in JavaScript	46	Emerging	22	JavaScript
4	liquidcarrot/carrot 🥕 Evolutionary Neural Networks in JavaScript	43	Emerging	294	JavaScript
5	flxsosa/DeepHyperNEAT A public python implementation of the DeepHyperNEAT system for evolving...	43	Emerging	77	Python
6	vishnugh/evo-NEAT A java implementation of NEAT(NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Topologies ) from...	41	Emerging	36	Java
7	janhohenheim/Hippocrates No longer maintained, actually usable implementation of NEAT	41	Emerging	65	C++
8	shiffman/Neural-Network-p5 Deprecated! See:	38	Emerging	223	JavaScript
9	bergel/NEAT NEAT implementation in Pharo	35	Emerging	17	Java
10	NaniteFactory/naneat Just another NEAT implementation.	35	Emerging	14	Go
11	CogitoNTNU/NEATactics NEAT is neat! An implementation of neuroevolution of augmenting topologies...	34	Emerging	10	Python
12	luxedo/two-neurons-worm This is a simulation for creating a worm that find it's food using two neurons.	32	Emerging	4	JavaScript
13	BiagioFesta/EvolutionNet NEAT (NeuroEvolution of Augmentic Topologies) C++ Library Algorithm Implementation	30	Emerging	20	C++
14	apssouza22/neuroevolution In this project we combine Artificial Neural Network and Genetics...	30	Emerging	19	JavaScript
15	We-Gold/tinyneat TinyNEAT is a simple and extensible NEAT (NeuroEvolution of Augmenting...	29	Experimental	7	TypeScript
16	generic-github-user/Caesium General-purpose AI library with NEAT-style genetic algorithm.	29	Experimental	1	JavaScript
17	mxjoly/neat-cpp Implementation of neat algorithm in C++.	29	Experimental	1	C++
18	IrmaVeoll/Neatron Yet another NEAT implementation	27	Experimental	14	C#
19	Fooeybar/flatnet flatnet is an evolutionary algorithm with models as action lists	27	Experimental	2	JavaScript
20	kibotu/NeuralNetworkEvolution Interactive neuroevolution sandbox — creatures with neural-network brains...	27	Experimental	1	JavaScript
21	abadiet/NEAT C++ library for evolving neural networks with NEAT	23	Experimental	3	C++
22	neural-fit/neuralfit 🦖 A fast & simple neuro-evolution library for Python	23	Experimental	17	Python
23	filipecavalc/Algoritmo-neuro-evolutivo-aplicado-a-mecanica-de-um-jogo-2D A neuro-evolução é uma técnica de aprendizado de máquina que aplica...	22	Experimental	6	Python
24	elias-ba/tyrex An Elixir library for genetic programming and neuroevolution, implementing...	22	Experimental	9	Elixir
25	ewimberley/jGeneticNeuralNet A Java library that trains neural networks with a genetic algorithm.	22	Experimental	16	Java
26	SirBob01/HyperNEAT C++ ES-HyperNEAT algorithm implementation	21	Experimental	9	C++
27	saifbechan/genetic-algorithm-v2 Machine Learning 🤖 using a Genetic Algorithm 🧬 We will follow a set of ants...	21	Experimental	1	TypeScript
28	Chief-Zach/GeneticLearningJS A ball net and target representation of the genetic algorithm using...	21	Experimental	1	JavaScript
29	abadiet/PNEATM Pure C++ library for evolving neural networks with a modified NEAT that is...	20	Experimental	5	C++
30	BlagojeBlagojevic/NEAT Genetic algorithm for training ann	19	Experimental	4	C++
31	mxjoly/trading-robots-factory-cpp Create your own trading strategy using a genetic algorithm (NEAT).	18	Experimental	2	C++
32	madcato/neat-libtorch C++ NEAT implementation using LibTorch.	18	Experimental	2	C++
33	thomasWeise/betAndRun Code for executing virtual experiments with intelligent bet-and-run...	18	Experimental	2	Java
34	Esmail-ibraheem/Brain-Simulator built a Multi-Layer Perceptron neural network from scratch and visualized it...	18	Experimental	2	Processing
35	gabo-di/DeepHyperNEAT-Julia A unofficial julia implementation of the DeepHyperNEAT system for evolving...	18	Experimental	2	Julia
36	ralolooafanxyaiml/neural-evolution-engine A modular AI evolution simulation engine built with Python and TensorFlow....	17	Experimental	—	Python
37	TaherJoudeh/NEAT4J Complete NEAT implementation for Java with visualization, persistence, and...	17	Experimental	—	Java
38	Liikt/GoNEAT I need a better brain, so I code one. EDIT: Turns out this brain is even...	17	Experimental	1	Go
39	Jachu7/Neural-Network-Rockets Educational project demonstrating evolutionary AI: autonomous agents learn...	17	Experimental	—	C++
40	Chief-Zach/GeneticLearning A ball net and target representation of the genetic algorithm using Python...	16	Experimental	2	Python
41	MukundaKatta/neuroevo NeuroEvo — Neural Architecture Evolution. Evolutionary algorithms for...	14	Experimental	—	Python
42	DarkPimbaa/genetic-neural-network Neural network trained via genetic algorithm, implemented from scratch in JavaScript	13	Experimental	—	JavaScript
43	jxmked/ts-neuroevolution Another version of Neuroevolution-Typescript	13	Experimental	—	TypeScript
44	Gabriele-tomai00/Co-evolution_of_robots python project for the 'Optimization for Artificial Intelligence' exam	13	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
45	jwblangley/neat-ml An implementation of the NEAT (Neuroevolution through augmenting topologies)...	11	Experimental	4	Java
46	JohnLins/ParticleEANN The "best reward" is computed by finding the Euclidean distance between the...	11	Experimental	3	C
47	SrujanHR/smart-rockets-proxy-one Smart Rocket Proxy One 🚀 A lightweight prototype of the Smart Rockets...	11	Experimental	1	Python
48	kdonbekci/olympus NEAT implementation in Python with additional features.	11	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
49	Acemad/alphaNEAT A flexible NEAT implementation written in Java	11	Experimental	—	Java
50	burhancabiroglu/Neat4j A Really Good Deep Neural Genetic Algorithm Implementation	11	Experimental	—	Java
51	Acemad/alphaNTBEA An Implementation of the N-Tuple Bandits Evolutionary Algorithm.	11	Experimental	—	Java
52	JulioGuillermo/staticneurogenetic This library use a genetic algorithm to fit a neural network weights. This...	11	Experimental	3	Go
53	ggolish/SmartRocketsP5 Genetic algorithms simulation in JavaScript.	11	Experimental	—	JavaScript
54	theomgdev/EMNS Evolvable Modular Neural Systems (EMNS): Revolutionary neural architecture...	11	Experimental	2	Python
55	generic-github-user/Neuroevolution-Benchmarks Comparisons between neuroevolution/genetic algorithms for machine learning...	10	Experimental	2	JavaScript
56	raimannma/MatrixNEAT MIRROR \| This is a mirror of our repo on gitlab....	10	Experimental	2	TypeScript
57	noahwagner04/NEAT_JS Neural Evolution of Augmenting Topologies(NEAT) library written in...	10	Experimental	2	JavaScript

Comparisons in this category

neataptic and neatjs (60 vs 46) neatjs and naneat (46 vs 35) neatjs and NEATactics (46 vs 34) neatjs and tinyneat (46 vs 29) EvolutionNet and neat-cpp (30 vs 29)