diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbb7d10..ecc1b61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Or tinker with CountUp in [Stackblitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/countup-types
 - **[Usage](#usage)**
 - **[Including CountUp](#including-countup)**
 - **[Contributing](#contributing)**
+- **[Creating Animation Plugins](#creating-animation-plugins)**
 
 
 ## CountUp for frameworks and plugins:
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ Or tinker with CountUp in [Stackblitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/countup-types
 - **[CountUp.js with Svelte](https://gist.github.com/inorganik/85a66941ab88cc10c5fa5b26aead5f2a)**
 - **[CountUp.js Vue component wrapper](https://github.com/xlsdg/vue-countup-v2)**
 - **[CountUp.js WordPress Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/countup-js/)**
-- **[CountUp.js jQuery Plugin](https://gist.github.com/inorganik/b63dbe5b3810ff2c0175aee4670a4732)**
+- **[CountUp.js with jQuery](https://gist.github.com/inorganik/b63dbe5b3810ff2c0175aee4670a4732)**
 
 
 ## Features
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ interface CountUpOptions {
   scrollSpyDelay?: number; // delay (ms) after target comes into view
   scrollSpyOnce?: boolean; // run only once
   onCompleteCallback?: () => any; // gets called when animation completes
+  plugin?: CountUpPlugin; // for alternate animations
 }
 ```
 
@@ -207,3 +209,30 @@ Before you make a pull request, please be sure to follow these instructions:
 4. npm publish
 
 -->
+
+---
+
+## Creating Animation Plugins
+
+CountUp supports plugins as of v2.6.0. Plugins implement their own render method to display each frame's formatted value. A class instance or object can be passed to the `plugin` property of CountUpOptions, and the plugin's render method will be called instead of CountUp's.
+
+```ts
+export declare interface CountUpPlugin {
+  render(elem: HTMLElement, formatted: string): void;
+}
+```
+
+An example of a plugin:
+```ts
+export class SomePlugin implements CountUpPlugin {
+  // ...some properties here
+
+  constructor(options: SomePluginOptions) {
+    // ...setup code here if you need it
+  }
+
+  render(elem: HTMLElement, formatted: string): void {
+    // render DOM here
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/dist/countUp.d.ts b/dist/countUp.d.ts
index 3f50a6f..628dc18 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.d.ts
+++ b/dist/countUp.d.ts
@@ -18,19 +18,23 @@ export interface CountUpOptions {
     scrollSpyDelay?: number;
     scrollSpyOnce?: boolean;
     onCompleteCallback?: () => any;
+    plugin?: CountUpPlugin;
+}
+export declare interface CountUpPlugin {
+    render(elem: HTMLElement, formatted: string): void;
 }
 export declare class CountUp {
     private endVal;
     options?: CountUpOptions;
     version: string;
     private defaults;
-    private el;
     private rAF;
     private startTime;
     private remaining;
     private finalEndVal;
     private useEasing;
     private countDown;
+    el: HTMLElement | HTMLInputElement;
     formattingFn: (num: number) => string;
     easingFn?: (t: number, b: number, c: number, d: number) => number;
     error: string;
diff --git a/dist/countUp.js b/dist/countUp.js
index 08c2b9d..539a7d5 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var CountUp = /** @class */ (function () {
         var _this = this;
         this.endVal = endVal;
         this.options = options;
-        this.version = '2.5.0';
+        this.version = '2.6.0';
         this.defaults = {
             startVal: 0,
             decimalPlaces: 0,
@@ -258,9 +258,14 @@ var CountUp = /** @class */ (function () {
         this.rAF = requestAnimationFrame(this.count);
     };
     CountUp.prototype.printValue = function (val) {
-        var result = this.formattingFn(val);
+        var _a;
         if (!this.el)
             return;
+        var result = this.formattingFn(val);
+        if ((_a = this.options.plugin) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.render) {
+            this.options.plugin.render(this.el, result);
+            return;
+        }
         if (this.el.tagName === 'INPUT') {
             var input = this.el;
             input.value = result;
diff --git a/dist/countUp.min.js b/dist/countUp.min.js
index 88c613e..5a013b4 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.min.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,s=arguments.length;n<s;n++)for(var a in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,a)&&(t[a]=i[a]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var s=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.5.0",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){s.startTime||(s.startTime=t);var i=t-s.startTime;s.remaining=s.duration-i,s.useEasing?s.countDown?s.frameVal=s.startVal-s.easingFn(i,0,s.startVal-s.endVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.easingFn(i,s.startVal,s.endVal-s.startVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.startVal+(s.endVal-s.startVal)*(i/s.duration);var n=s.countDown?s.frameVal<s.endVal:s.frameVal>s.endVal;s.frameVal=n?s.endVal:s.frameVal,s.frameVal=Number(s.frameVal.toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces)),s.printValue(s.frameVal),i<s.duration?s.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(s.count):null!==s.finalEndVal?s.update(s.finalEndVal):s.options.onCompleteCallback&&s.options.onCompleteCallback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,a,e,o=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces);var r=(i+="").split(".");if(n=r[0],a=r.length>1?s.options.decimal+r[1]:"",s.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,h=0,u=0,p=n.length;u<p;++u)s.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===u&&(l=2,h=1),0!==u&&h%l==0&&(e=s.options.separator+e),h++,e=n[p-u-1]+e;n=e}return s.options.numerals&&s.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]}),a=a.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]})),o+s.options.prefix+n+a+s.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,s){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/s))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return s.handleScroll(s)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),s=n.top+window.pageYOffset,a=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;a<i&&a>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):(window.scrollY>a||s>i)&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(t&&(this.options.onCompleteCallback=t),this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i=this.formattingFn(t);this.el&&("INPUT"===this.el.tagName?this.el.value=i:"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=i:this.el.innerHTML=i)},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
\ No newline at end of file
+var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,s=arguments.length;n<s;n++)for(var a in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,a)&&(t[a]=i[a]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var s=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.6.0",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){s.startTime||(s.startTime=t);var i=t-s.startTime;s.remaining=s.duration-i,s.useEasing?s.countDown?s.frameVal=s.startVal-s.easingFn(i,0,s.startVal-s.endVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.easingFn(i,s.startVal,s.endVal-s.startVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.startVal+(s.endVal-s.startVal)*(i/s.duration);var n=s.countDown?s.frameVal<s.endVal:s.frameVal>s.endVal;s.frameVal=n?s.endVal:s.frameVal,s.frameVal=Number(s.frameVal.toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces)),s.printValue(s.frameVal),i<s.duration?s.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(s.count):null!==s.finalEndVal?s.update(s.finalEndVal):s.options.onCompleteCallback&&s.options.onCompleteCallback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,a,e,o=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces);var r=(i+="").split(".");if(n=r[0],a=r.length>1?s.options.decimal+r[1]:"",s.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,h=0,u=0,p=n.length;u<p;++u)s.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===u&&(l=2,h=1),0!==u&&h%l==0&&(e=s.options.separator+e),h++,e=n[p-u-1]+e;n=e}return s.options.numerals&&s.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]}),a=a.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]})),o+s.options.prefix+n+a+s.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,s){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/s))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return s.handleScroll(s)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),s=n.top+window.pageYOffset,a=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;a<i&&a>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):(window.scrollY>a||s>i)&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(t&&(this.options.onCompleteCallback=t),this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i;if(this.el){var n=this.formattingFn(t);if(null!==(i=this.options.plugin)&&void 0!==i&&i.render)this.options.plugin.render(this.el,n);else if("INPUT"===this.el.tagName)this.el.value=n;else"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=n:this.el.innerHTML=n}},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
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diff --git a/dist/countUp.umd.js b/dist/countUp.umd.js
index d69c7b6..9fdde5a 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.umd.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.umd.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             var _this = this;
             this.endVal = endVal;
             this.options = options;
-            this.version = '2.5.0';
+            this.version = '2.6.0';
             this.defaults = {
                 startVal: 0,
                 decimalPlaces: 0,
@@ -264,9 +264,14 @@
             this.rAF = requestAnimationFrame(this.count);
         };
         CountUp.prototype.printValue = function (val) {
-            var result = this.formattingFn(val);
+            var _a;
             if (!this.el)
                 return;
+            var result = this.formattingFn(val);
+            if ((_a = this.options.plugin) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.render) {
+                this.options.plugin.render(this.el, result);
+                return;
+            }
             if (this.el.tagName === 'INPUT') {
                 var input = this.el;
                 input.value = result;
diff --git a/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js b/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js
index c5e2a21..d9a7d72 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(){for(var t=0,i=["webkit","moz","ms","o"],n=0;n<i.length&&!window.requestAnimationFrame;++n)window.requestAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"RequestAnimationFrame"],window.cancelAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"CancelAnimationFrame"]||window[i[n]+"CancelRequestAnimationFrame"];window.requestAnimationFrame||(window.requestAnimationFrame=function(i){var n=(new Date).getTime(),a=Math.max(0,16-(n-t)),s=window.setTimeout(function(){return i(n+a)},a);return t=n+a,s}),window.cancelAnimationFrame||(window.cancelAnimationFrame=function(t){clearTimeout(t)})}();var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,a=arguments.length;n<a;n++)for(var s in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,s)&&(t[s]=i[s]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var a=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.5.0",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){a.startTime||(a.startTime=t);var i=t-a.startTime;a.remaining=a.duration-i,a.useEasing?a.countDown?a.frameVal=a.startVal-a.easingFn(i,0,a.startVal-a.endVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.easingFn(i,a.startVal,a.endVal-a.startVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.startVal+(a.endVal-a.startVal)*(i/a.duration);var n=a.countDown?a.frameVal<a.endVal:a.frameVal>a.endVal;a.frameVal=n?a.endVal:a.frameVal,a.frameVal=Number(a.frameVal.toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces)),a.printValue(a.frameVal),i<a.duration?a.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(a.count):null!==a.finalEndVal?a.update(a.finalEndVal):a.options.onCompleteCallback&&a.options.onCompleteCallback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,s,e,o=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces);var r=(i+="").split(".");if(n=r[0],s=r.length>1?a.options.decimal+r[1]:"",a.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,u=0,h=0,p=n.length;h<p;++h)a.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===h&&(l=2,u=1),0!==h&&u%l==0&&(e=a.options.separator+e),u++,e=n[p-h-1]+e;n=e}return a.options.numerals&&a.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]}),s=s.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]})),o+a.options.prefix+n+s+a.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,a){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/a))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return a.handleScroll(a)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),a=n.top+window.pageYOffset,s=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;s<i&&s>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):(window.scrollY>s||a>i)&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(t&&(this.options.onCompleteCallback=t),this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i=this.formattingFn(t);this.el&&("INPUT"===this.el.tagName?this.el.value=i:"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=i:this.el.innerHTML=i)},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
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+!function(){for(var t=0,i=["webkit","moz","ms","o"],n=0;n<i.length&&!window.requestAnimationFrame;++n)window.requestAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"RequestAnimationFrame"],window.cancelAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"CancelAnimationFrame"]||window[i[n]+"CancelRequestAnimationFrame"];window.requestAnimationFrame||(window.requestAnimationFrame=function(i){var n=(new Date).getTime(),a=Math.max(0,16-(n-t)),s=window.setTimeout(function(){return i(n+a)},a);return t=n+a,s}),window.cancelAnimationFrame||(window.cancelAnimationFrame=function(t){clearTimeout(t)})}();var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,a=arguments.length;n<a;n++)for(var s in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,s)&&(t[s]=i[s]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var a=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.6.0",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){a.startTime||(a.startTime=t);var i=t-a.startTime;a.remaining=a.duration-i,a.useEasing?a.countDown?a.frameVal=a.startVal-a.easingFn(i,0,a.startVal-a.endVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.easingFn(i,a.startVal,a.endVal-a.startVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.startVal+(a.endVal-a.startVal)*(i/a.duration);var n=a.countDown?a.frameVal<a.endVal:a.frameVal>a.endVal;a.frameVal=n?a.endVal:a.frameVal,a.frameVal=Number(a.frameVal.toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces)),a.printValue(a.frameVal),i<a.duration?a.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(a.count):null!==a.finalEndVal?a.update(a.finalEndVal):a.options.onCompleteCallback&&a.options.onCompleteCallback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,s,e,o=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces);var r=(i+="").split(".");if(n=r[0],s=r.length>1?a.options.decimal+r[1]:"",a.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,u=0,h=0,p=n.length;h<p;++h)a.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===h&&(l=2,u=1),0!==h&&u%l==0&&(e=a.options.separator+e),u++,e=n[p-h-1]+e;n=e}return a.options.numerals&&a.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]}),s=s.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]})),o+a.options.prefix+n+s+a.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,a){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/a))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return a.handleScroll(a)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),a=n.top+window.pageYOffset,s=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;s<i&&s>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):(window.scrollY>s||a>i)&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(t&&(this.options.onCompleteCallback=t),this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i;if(this.el){var n=this.formattingFn(t);if(null!==(i=this.options.plugin)&&void 0!==i&&i.render)this.options.plugin.render(this.el,n);else if("INPUT"===this.el.tagName)this.el.value=n;else"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=n:this.el.innerHTML=n}},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f073cf4..91136e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "countup.js",
 	"description": "Animates a numerical value by counting to it",
-	"version": "2.5.0",
+	"version": "2.6.0",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"main": "./dist/countUp.umd.js",
 	"module": "./dist/countUp.min.js",
diff --git a/src/countUp.spec.ts b/src/countUp.spec.ts
index cc1c026..01bb99d 100644
--- a/src/countUp.spec.ts
+++ b/src/countUp.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CountUp } from './countUp';
+import { CountUp, CountUpPlugin } from './countUp';
 
 describe('CountUp', () => {
 
@@ -262,5 +262,20 @@ describe('CountUp', () => {
       expect(getTargetHtml()).toEqual('100');
       expect(callbackSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should respect the plugin option', () => {
+      const plugin: CountUpPlugin = {
+        render: (el, result) => {
+          el.innerHTML = result;
+        }
+      };
+      countUp = new CountUp('target', 1000, {
+        plugin,
+        useGrouping: true
+      });
+      countUp.start();
+
+      expect(getTargetHtml()).toEqual('1,000');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/countUp.ts b/src/countUp.ts
index 5ece9f5..45372f3 100644
--- a/src/countUp.ts
+++ b/src/countUp.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ export interface CountUpOptions { // (default)
   scrollSpyDelay?: number; // delay (ms) after target comes into view
   scrollSpyOnce?: boolean; // run only once
   onCompleteCallback?: () => any; // gets called when animation completes
+  plugin?: CountUpPlugin; // for alternate animations
+}
+
+export declare interface CountUpPlugin {
+  render(elem: HTMLElement, formatted: string): void;
 }
 
 // playground: stackblitz.com/edit/countup-typescript
 export class CountUp {
 
-  version = '2.5.0';
+  version = '2.6.0';
   private defaults: CountUpOptions = {
     startVal: 0,
     decimalPlaces: 0,
@@ -42,13 +47,13 @@ export class CountUp {
     scrollSpyDelay: 200,
     scrollSpyOnce: false,
   };
-  private el: HTMLElement | HTMLInputElement;
   private rAF: any;
   private startTime: number;
   private remaining: number;
   private finalEndVal: number = null; // for smart easing
   private useEasing = true;
   private countDown = false;
+  el: HTMLElement | HTMLInputElement;
   formattingFn: (num: number) => string;
   easingFn?: (t: number, b: number, c: number, d: number) => number;
   error = '';
@@ -252,8 +257,12 @@ export class CountUp {
   }
 
   printValue(val: number): void {
-    const result = this.formattingFn(val);
     if (!this.el) return;
+    const result = this.formattingFn(val);
+    if (this.options.plugin?.render) {
+      this.options.plugin.render(this.el, result);
+      return;
+    }
     if (this.el.tagName === 'INPUT') {
       const input = this.el as HTMLInputElement;
       input.value = result;