Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

ShaderLab is a WebGL-based social network launched in 2019. It allows users to connect and share content within an interactive web graphics environment. The platform combines social networking features with WebGL… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ShaderLab – My WebGL Social Network launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Fun with cell phone webcam and WebGL shaders▲41

   2020 · acidicworks.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Vertexshaderart.com▲145

   2015 · vertexshaderart.com · its alternatives →

3. 3TC
   textshader.com▲260

   TLDR: Click the link to see some cool visualizations, refresh a few times for random examples, and try editing some of the code yourself. This is a small weekend project of mine inspired by shadertoy.com It's a static single-page site hosted on GitHub pages so the website design is pretty barebones. I'm not a web developer so I mainly wanted to create a Cool Thing with my free time and not have to learn tons of front-end to do it. I'd love to hear what people think about it and please post or send me any shaders you make! You can use the link button in the bottom right to share. I hope that…

   2022 · textshader.com · its alternatives →

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   Free and open-source home for art made with code▲144

   Browse and share GPU-made GIFs. Explore GLSL shader experiments, search by topic, and open any piece in the editor to learn or remix.

   2018 · shadergif.com · its alternatives →

5. 5WG
   WebGL Games▲83

   2015 · webgl.nu · its alternatives →

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   Tapglue▲251

   Build a Facebook-like news feed into your app in no time

   2015 · tapglue.com · its alternatives →

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   Giggl▲215

   Watch and browse the web together with anyone in real time.

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   A Marble Madness-inspired WebGL game we built for Netlify▲616

   Hello HN! We’re a small creative studio specializing in real-time 3D experiences. Netlify approached us to design and build an interactive experience to celebrate reaching 5 million developers. Inspired by the classic game Marble Madness, we created a gamified experience where users control a ball through playful, interactive levels. The goal was to blend marketing content with the look and feel of a game to engage users. The app is built with Three.js [1], using our custom render pipeline and shaders, and uses Rapier for physics simulation [2]. The 2D content is overlaid on the WebGL view…

   2024 · 5-million-devs.netlify.com · its alternatives →

9. 9RT
   Real-Time 3D Gaussian Splatting in WebGL▲309

   2023 · antimatter15.com · its alternatives →

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    WebGL Playground▲89

    2014 · jessevdk.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Here▲304

    Hang out and collaborate over video on a real-time canvas

    2020 · here.fm · its alternatives →

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    Knoggl▲71

    Connect with friends privately

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Shadeup – A language that makes WebGPU easier▲179

    2024 · shadeup.dev · its alternatives →

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    GPT-2 implemented using graphics shaders▲228

    Back in the old days, people used to do general-purpose GPU programming by using shaders like GLSL. This is what inspired NVIDIA (and other companies) to eventually create CUDA (and friends). This is an implementation of GPT-2 using WebGL and shaders. Enjoy!

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15MP
    Mountain Peaks in WebGL▲281

    2020 · felixpalmer.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16WE
    WebGL Enabler for iOS▲53

    2012 · demoseen.com · 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 →

18. 18SB
    Shade/Bs – Modern Web UIs Without Node.js▲15

    2024 · ui.masoftware.net · its alternatives →

19. 19AS
    A simple infinite world in WebGL▲181

    2016 · erkaman.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20SL
    Shader Lab, like Photoshop but for shaders▲160

    Create, stack, and animate shader effects on images, video, text, and 3D models — free, in your browser, powered by WebGPU. Export video, publish to the community gallery, and remix any published scene.

    Apr 2026 · eng.basement.studio · its alternatives →

21. 21MF
    My first WebGL demo, the first self-extracting PNG ever?▲101

    2011 · demoseen.com · its alternatives →

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    Gauguin▲84

    Generate dynamic OpenGraph or social images in real-time

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A conformant WebGL implementation for Node.js▲57

    🎃 Windowless WebGL for node.js. Contribute to stackgl/headless-gl development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dglobal▲4

    The free social network

    2020 · dglobal.tribe.so · its alternatives →

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