Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Simple Computer Graphic Effect Implementations launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Building The Future: Dhruv Adhia▲61

   World’s first Interactive, tabletop holographic display

   2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2RT
   Real time color previsualisation▲8

   2012 · blog.framebench.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AT
   A tool to reproduce images using ironing beads▲8

   2018 · beadifier.com · its alternatives →

4. 4TA
   Tidbyt – A connected, programmable LED matrix display [KS]▲7

   2021 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Motion Ui▲8

   An open-source Sass library for creating animation effects

   2015 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Introducing Framer Gradients▲15

   Where color meets motion

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

7. 7CD
   Color drop animation▲9

   2015 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

8. 8LS
   LightXLab – Simple Ray Optics Simulation Project▲7

   2018 · satu0king.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GradientsGuru▲8

   collection of beautiful gradients and blend image effects

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10CP
    Color Palette Generator▲8

    2024 · ozgrozer.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11BE
    Bob-editor – create and edit ASCII art graphically▲6

    2024 · ivanceras.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12IV
    Interactive video feedback simulator using WebGL▲6

    2016 · aljaball.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13PJ
    Picbit – JavaScript image processing experiment▲6

    2015 · pmav.eu · its alternatives →

14. 14W1
    WebGL 1M particles▲8

    2017 · img42.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AA
    An Algorithm to Generate Beautiful Color Palettes▲8

    2018 · chris.de · its alternatives →

16. 16AW
    A WebGL EWA Surface Splatting Renderer▲7

    2018 · willusher.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Flat Color Generator▲5

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18WD
    [WebGL Demo] Indirect Lighting Using Reflective Shadow Maps▲6

    2017 · erkaman.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19BB
    Browser-based digital signage▲7

    2019 · snapsign.io · its alternatives →

20. 20HS
    Hellocecil – Simple Video Application Platform▲8

    2018 · hellocecil.com · its alternatives →

21. 21OV
    Octree Visualization▲7

    2020 · nickyvanurk.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Speck, atomistic system rendering with ambient occlusion in WebGL▲6

    2015 · wwwtyro.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23MA
    Mathematical Art for plotters▲7

    2019 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

24. 24VO
    Visualization of Catmull-ROM Spline Generation▲6

    2023 · billhillapps.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →