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. WebGL 1M particles launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dots UI▲96

   A React library for morphable particle interfaces

   18d ago · dotsui.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2RT
   Real-Time 3D Gaussian Splatting in WebGL▲309

   2023 · antimatter15.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WebGL particle life – lifelike GPU accelerated particles▲7

   2023 · webgl-particle-life.netlify.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Keep Out!▲65

   Remarkable WebGL Experiment.

   2015 · playkeepout.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Moxiecode▲10

   Webgl particles morph experiment

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6WM
   WebGL Mandelbulb Fractal▲5

   2014 · maximlakin.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Silk▲92

   An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

   2015 · weavesilk.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AW
   A WebGL EWA Surface Splatting Renderer▲7

   2018 · willusher.io · its alternatives →

9. 9AO
   An open source WebGL renderer in 300 lines of JavaScript with 30 maps▲5

   2018 · comanche3d.com · its alternatives →

10. 10MJ
    Mini JavaScript WebGL lib for loading and animating textured 3D models▲5

    2017 · minigl.pro · its alternatives →

11. 11WC
    Webgl canvas toy with source▲7

    2016 · canvas.piarts.xyz · its alternatives →

12. 12WF
    WebGL Fluid and Particles in Haxe▲32

    2014 · haxiomic.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    WebGL-Based Cloth Simulation▲42

    A prototype implementation of cloth simulation. It uses the soft body dynamics support in ammo.js.

    2020 · playcanv.as · its alternatives →

14. 14CA
    Converting a D3 Visualization to WebGL▲5

    2015 · dcochran.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Creating flowing particle animations out of images (JS and WebGL)▲7

    Hi! I'm Alan, and I built a website that turns images into flowing particle animations. This javascript / WebGL tool creates particle animations out of any image in real-time within the browser, with particles that dynamically respond to edge detection and flow fields. It uses Sobel edge detection, a Perlin noise flow field, and webGL / GLSL for better performance. The tool is completely free and open source (MIT license). Github repo: https://github.com/collidingScopes/particular-drift Let me know of any feedback or suggestions for improvement.

    2025 · particular-drift.netlify.app · its alternatives →

16. 16A3
    A 3D First-Person Shooter in WebGL in 24 hours▲9

    2012 · icecreamyou.github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17FF
    Fractal Flyer – Explore Dynamic 3D Fractals in WebGL▲5

    2015 · neverwork.in · its alternatives →

18. 18OL
    Our logo as a WebGL shader▲5

    2013 · linkergames.com · its alternatives →

19. 19WL
    WebGL low-poly saturn example▲19

    2016 · whitestormjs.xyz · its alternatives →

20. 20OS
    Oolite space game in HTML5/WebGL▲8

    2015 · grondilu.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21AP
    A parallel raytracer written in TypeScript and running on WebGL▲5

    2016 · raytracer.crypt.sg · its alternatives →

22. 22MH
    My HTML5 animation & video design app now supports WebGL▲6

    2012 · radiapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23WV
    WebGL Voxel Game Demo (Pure JS/ThreeJS)▲8

    2016 · qake.se · its alternatives →

24. 24
    matter.js▲3

    A 2D physics engine for the web

    2016 · brm.io · its alternatives →

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