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. Waves.js – Text animation in JavaScript launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Impulse▲84

   Dynamic JS Animations for the Mobile Web

   2014 · impulse.luster.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Snabbt.js▲129

   A minimalistic animation library

   2015 · daniel-lundin.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Dynamics JS▲7

   Javascript library to create physics-based CSS animations

   2015 · dynamicsjs.com · its alternatives →

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   turning photos into oscillating wave animations (JS FOSS project)▲5

   Turn photos into funky wave animations

   2024 · collidingscopes.github.io · its alternatives →

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   mo.js▲15

   Motion graphics library for the web

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Eloquent Javascript▲20

   A modern introduction to Javascript

   2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

7. 7AA
   Array Animation Language▲7

   2018 · bagnalla.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8SC
   Scrollanim – CSS3 and JavaScript scroll animation▲6

   2016 · scrollanim.kissui.io · its alternatives →

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   Tone.js▲7

   A framework for creating interactive music in the browser

   2017 · tonejs.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    3D Editor to Create Animations, in the Browser▲8

    2021 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

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    Motion Ui▲8

    An open-source Sass library for creating animation effects

    2015 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

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    jducers: A js transducers-like implementation using generators and es8▲2

    javascript

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13OP
    Openbloc: playing with React, D3, SVG path animation and morphing▲8

    2017 · lab.openbloc.fr · its alternatives →

14. 14PX
    Popmotion x React – Declarative animations, physics and input tracking▲6

    2017 · popmotion.io · its alternatives →

15. 15DJ
    Dynamo.js - a dead simple way to add subtle animations to your webpage▲5

    2012 · prezjordan.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sal – Lightweight scroll animation library▲5

    Performance focused, lightweight JavaScript scroll animation library

    2018 · mciastek.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Natto – a canvas for writing and manipulating JavaScript▲5

    2021 · natto.dev · its alternatives →

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    Polished js▲6

    A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript

    2017 · polished.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Wavie.js▲9

    An awesome javascript library for creating background waves.

    2017 · ninoman.github.io · its alternatives →

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    JavaScript and JQuery▲6

    Interactive Front-End Web Development

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Waveforms▲6

    An interactive, educational guide to the physics of sound

    2018 · waveforms.surge.sh · its alternatives →

22. 22RB
    Ripple button effects for the web▲7

    2014 · holloway.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23FS
    Flash – Speed Reading Web App Made with React/Next.js▲9

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

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    SPH.js▲4

    A 2D simulation of water physics in pure Javascript.

    2016 · github.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 →