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This project makes 2,629 demoscene productions from Pouet available to run directly in a web browser. These are typically small, self-contained audiovisual programs created by demoscene artists. The collection is for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 2,629 Tiny Demos from Pouet, Running in the Browser launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hi HN! I made many small web games in the past with Unity or Phaser. But this time I wanted to make something completely on my own. So I coded a basic game framework in plain JavaScript, and used it to make Almost Pong. This was a really fun project that taught me a lot about JavaScript, and I plan to make more minimalist games with this framework. Interesting fact: Almost Pong doesn't load any assets, all sprites and sounds are generated with code. Happy to answer questions, and please let me know if you have any feedback on the game. Thanks!

    2022 · lessmilk.com · its alternatives →

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    Recorder & Editor for better-looking product demos

    Nov 2025 · demostudio.app · its alternatives →

  3. 3IR

    After 25 years of writing software, I was feeling nostalgic for the kinds of things that got me into programming in the first place: the old DOS demoscene. I spent a weekend seeing if I could recapture some of that INT 13H VGA magic using today's web tech, but with the old-school constraints of doing it from scratch. The result is this portfolio of ten classic effects running in a single HTML file. It's all vanilla JavaScript writing to a element, with no external libraries. It was a fun challenge to implement things like: * The color palette cycling and smooth fading in the Plasma demo. *…

    2025 · jdfio.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! 2d spritesheets for game development are often distributed as a PNG image, sometimes with a separate JSON or XML metadata document describing the layout, including any animation sequences within the sheet. Sometimes there is no metadata document and you have to work it out and manually write custom code to chop up the spritesheet and reference the sprites you want. I think it would be good if it became standard practice to distribute spritesheet PNGs with the metadata inline inside a PNG "chunk" so the whole thing is self-contained. That way artists can just distribute one file, and…

    2019 · mccormick.cx · its alternatives →

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    DemoMe▲173

    Turn screen recordings into polished demo videos instantly

    Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    I’m an indie dev, and every time I launch or ship anything, there’s this familiar mini-hell: “now I need to record a decent demo…” You probably know the drill: - install yet another screen recorder - mess with audio input / system audio - accidentally capture your messy tabs or notifications - re-record because you forgot to hide something sensitive - open a separate editor just to crop, zoom, or add a simple arrow After doing this a few too many times, I realized I was spending way more time fighting tools than making the actual demo. And most of my needs were pretty simple: short…

    Jan 2026 · screentell.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple javascript web radio visualizer. Contribute to victorqribeiro/radio development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    As part of the annual JS13K games challenge, I've put together a pretty large (but small-in-code) Metroidvania game that fits in just 13KB of compressed Javascript. The source is available here: https://github.com/arikwex/infernal-sigil NOTE: the current head of the main branch is at 13.6KB due to quality of life patches. The legit 13KB version is tagged in github. Useful hacks: - Using Roadroller (https://github.com/lifthrasiir/roadroller) for compression - Compressing the map data as grayscale PNG paired with some code generation. - Using procedural…

    2022 · arineonshark.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    350+ icons, elements & animations to build your own scenes

    2022 · 3dicons.com · its alternatives →

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    Kitbitz▲153

    2K+ free hand-drawn illustrations for your projects, CC0

    Aug 2026 · kitbitz.art · its alternatives →

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    Rebrowse▲150

    Turn screen-recording into 100 browser flows in one click.

    2025 · rebrowse.me · its alternatives →

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    repo of my sizecoding entries. Contribute to ilmenit/sizecoding development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    170 Free isometric illustrations as PNG & SVG files

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    100 abstract, colourful transparent shapes

    2023 · vexus.digital · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I built DemoSlice after getting frustrated with enterprise demo tools that cost $20k-$50k/year. Most teams only use 40% of their features anyway. DemoSlice does one thing: turn screenshots into clickable product tours. No complex HTML capture, no training required, no expensive contracts. How it works: 1. Upload screenshots 2. Add clickable hotspots 3. Annotate with text bubbles 4. Share a public link Pricing is simple: Free plan (1 demo with watermark) or Pro at $19/month (unlimited, no watermark). Currently validating demand with a working prototype. Would love to hear…

    Mar 2026 · demoslice.io · its alternatives →

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    Sprites▲76

    Create video infographics.

    2014 · spritesapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Just something I put together quickly: https://webcast.browserprotect.me/ I made this in one day, now I'm wondering if It's interesting enough to make it a real product (Add new features like setting the size, zoom, annotations, fix bugs, export, voice-over, etc..) Here is an example screencast I just did: https://webcast.browserprotect.me/view/2764aa94dcd855959819fd91881f0882baa61a0e-44646 Do you consider this a viable product? I'm thinking about offering it for free and then add some premium features.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A collection of generative WebGL experiments

    2017 · marpi.studio · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone, I made this app Demo Scope lets you record or stream any mobile website with your face on screen and touch indicators showing every tap. I built it because I needed to demo my own side projects and hated the OBS/desktop setup. Load your site in the app, hit record, done. Or stream straight to Twitch/YouTube. Free to try: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/demo-scope/id6755395174 Would love feedback if anyone tries it. I made a landing site centered around mobile demos for professional projects, but my main use case honestly has been Twitch…

    Dec 2025 · demoscope.app · its alternatives →

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    Do you remember demo disc? Then come check out the new IndieStation!

    7d ago · demo-disc.pixelnest.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi all, This is a generative art project I worked on over the past year or so consisting of about 100 little artworks generated using P5.js. I have an overview and technical write up here: https://dannyking.uk/artwork/colororbs You can play with my interactive demo and make your own here: https://dannyking.uk/artwork/colororbs/designer And the gallery is here: https://dannyking.uk/artwork/colororbs/gallery This project came about after reading a HN post about a year ago…

    2022 · dannyking.uk · its alternatives →

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    GitHub: https://github.com/Sportinger/MasterSelects I built this Browser-based video compositor with a GPU-first architecture. No Canvas 2D in the rendering path — video textures go in as texture_external (zero-copy), compositing runs through a ping-pong WGSL shader pipeline, and export captures frames directly from the GPU canvas via WebCodecs. 39 GPU effects, 37 blend modes, nested compositions, keyframe animation with bezier curves, vector masks, 10-band live EQ, video scopes, and AI-driven editing via GPT function calling. 13 production dependencies. The compositor,…

    Feb 2026 · masterselects.com · its alternatives →

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