Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Brusher

Tiny library to add interactive backgrounds to webpages

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Brusher launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Coverr▲584

   Beautiful, free videos for your homepage background.

   2015 · coverr.co · its alternatives →

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   RoughNotation – create and animate hand-drawn annotations on a web page▲696

   A small JavaScript library to create and animate hand-drawn annotations on a web page

   2020 · roughnotation.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AC
   A color picker for named web colors▲731

   I had this idea kicking around in my head for quite a while. Took an evening to make this, and a short morning to polish it a bit. So here it is!

   2022 · arantius.github.io · its alternatives →

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   RoughJS – Create hand-drawn graphics using JavaScript▲1,087

   Rough.js is a light weight javascript library that lets you draw graphics with a hand-drawn, sketchy, appearance.

   2018 · roughjs.com · its alternatives →

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   Naker.Back▲198

   Free interactive backgrounds for your website

   2019 · app.naker.io · its alternatives →

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   Web Gradients▲906

   Curated collection of 180 free fresh background gradients 🚀

   2017 · webgradients.com · its alternatives →

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   Drawserfree▲101

   Free browser-based vector graphics editor and design sharing

   2018 · drawser.com · its alternatives →

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   Loaders▲373

   Delightful loading animations for your next project

   2022 · uiball.com · its alternatives →

9. 9PA
   Pick a better background pattern for your website▲347

   SubtlePatterns Bookmarklet allows you to preview backgrounds for your website quickly and easily

   2013 · bradjasper.com · its alternatives →

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    Blotter.js▲243

    A JavaScript API for unconventional text effects on the web.

    2018 · blotter.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Vidlery▲291

    Free animated backgrounds for your homepage

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Backdropbrush▲126

    Design social media content without hiring a video editor

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    I built Grafar, a visualization library▲212

    grafar is a JavaScript library for creating visualizations on the web, with 3D support via WebGL. Built for mathematical plotting, but also can also handle data visualization.

    2021 · thoughtspile.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Repaint – a WebGL based website builder▲236

    Hey HN! We're Ben and Izak, founders of Repaint (YC S23). Repaint is like Figma, but for creating real websites. It has panning, zooming, and dragging elements around. The settings closely follow html/css. We think an open canvas is a big improvement over other website builders. Everything is easier: styling, consistency, responsiveness… But making it work was hard! We thought HN would appreciate the tech behind it: - A custom WebGL rendering engine (w/text, shadows, blurs, gradients, & opacity groups) - A partial implementation of the css spec - A custom text editor & text shaper…

    2024 · repaint.com · its alternatives →

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    Unused CSS finder▲299

    Crawl your website and find unused CSS

    2018 · jitbit.com · its alternatives →

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    Pagetuner▲94

    Visual feedback directly on your website

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Site Palette▲343

    Get the essential colours from any website

    2018 · palette.site · its alternatives →

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    Animated Backgrounds▲198

    Collection of 30+ animated backgrounds for websites

    2021 · animatedbackgrounds.me · its alternatives →

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    FilterSS▲137

    A curated list of CSS image effects

    2021 · xscoder.com · its alternatives →

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    A little web app for playing around with colors▲106

    2019 · color.clss.hk · its alternatives →

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    Canvasar▲162

    Create canvas prints with Unsplash photos. Preview with AR

    2018 · canvasar.com · its alternatives →

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    3D Renderer Built using 2D HTML Canvas▲54

    2017 · vivekseth.com · its alternatives →

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    Sketch Palettes▲183

    Sketch plugin to save and load colors into the color picker

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hover Me▲75

    Quickly annotate any image and integrate in your website

    2021 · hoverme.io · its alternatives →

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