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24 alternatives to curtains.js

Lightweight WebGL library to enhance DOM elements

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. curtains.js launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Pattern.css▲197

   CSS library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pattern.css – CSS-only library to fill empty background with patterns▲332

   CSS only library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns. - bansal/pattern.css

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Water.css – A just-add-css collection of styles to make websites nicer▲501

   A drop-in collection of CSS styles to make simple websites just a little nicer - kognise/water.css

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4TJ
   Textures.js, SVG Patterns for Data Visualization▲404

   A JavaScript Library for creating SVG patterns

   2015 · riccardoscalco.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Pts.js – A library for visualization and creative coding▲611

   Pts is a javascript library for visualization and creative-coding.

   2018 · ptsjs.org · its alternatives →

6. 6WJ
   Wiv.js – A library for a more wiggly div▲265

   2018 · jjkaufman.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js▲263

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

   2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

8. 8LA
   LayerJS – A simple UI composition and navigation library▲176

   2018 · layerjs.org · its alternatives →

9. 9WM
   WebGL Minecraft-like scripting environment for teaching programming▲66

   2016 · webblocks.uk · its alternatives →

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    Stitches▲135

    The modern CSS-in-JS library with near-zero runtime.

    2020 · stitches.dev · its alternatives →

11. 11AS
    A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134

    2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Layer CSS▲152

    Lightweight CSS framework to build your own fluid layouts

    2015 · layers-css.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Umbrella JS, a 2.5kb jQuery alternative▲132

    :umbrella: Lightweight javascript library for DOM manipulation and events

    2018 · umbrellajs.com · its alternatives →

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    Mesh Gradient▲164

    Create beautiful gradients

    2020 · meshgradient.com · its alternatives →

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    Picnic.css, a lightweight Bootstrap alternative▲247

    I've tried to make it as light as possible. It's only tested with Firefox and Chrome, however I intend to test it in IE down to 9. What would you change? What would you add? Any feedback or pull request is greatly welcome! MIT Licensed

    2014 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

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    Chartss.css – accessible HTML/CSS charts with markdown support▲265

    2020 · rbitr.github.io · its alternatives →

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    lit▲265

    World's smallest responsive CSS framework (398 bytes!)

    2018 · ajusa.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18HC
    Hint.css v2.0 – Pure CSS tooltip library▲253

    2016 · kushagragour.in · its alternatives →

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    TWGL – A tiny WebGL helper library▲33

    TWGL.js, a tiny WebGL helper library

    2015 · twgljs.org · its alternatives →

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    A JavaScript library for data visualization in both SVG and Canvas▲161

    Here's a project I've been working on for a little while now. Ripl is a JS library that provides a unified API for rendering shapes on both canvas and SVG interchangeably. Over the years I've used D3 extensively to create data visualisations so I figured I'd have a go at making my own version with a slightly more modern API and stricter TypeScript support. I am aware there are already libraries that can draw to multiple contexts interchangeably, but I've added a few little niceties to Ripl that (as far as I know) some other libraries don't have such as CSS-like query selectors, DOM-like…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Windl▲81

    Open source Tailwind CSS components library

    2022 · windl.io · its alternatives →

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    Magic Grid – A simple JavaScript library for dynamic grid layouts▲167

    A simple, lightweight Javascript library for dynamic grid layouts. - e-oj/Magic-Grid

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23DJ
    Dimage.js – Never settle for two dimensions▲119

    2019 · jjkaufman.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24TC
    Tent CSS – A CSS survival kit▲18

    2017 · css.sitetent.com · its alternatives →

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