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24 alternatives to WebGL-Based Cloth Simulation

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

WebGL-Based Cloth Simulation is a web-based physics tool that models realistic fabric behavior through WebGL graphics. It lets users interact with virtual cloth in real-time, adjusting parameters to see how different… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. WebGL-Based Cloth Simulation launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1RT
   Real-Time 3D Gaussian Splatting in WebGL▲309

   2023 · antimatter15.com · its alternatives →

2. 2WF
   WebGL Fire Simulation▲143

   2016 · ghostinthecode.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   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 →

4. 4MC
   Mechanical clock simulation in WebGL▲109

   2015 · nikital.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WASM and WebGL Fluid Simulation▲86

   Fluid simulation in liquidfun-wasm

   2021 · birchlabs.co.uk · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Simple 2D car physics with JavaScript▲308

   2020 · pakastin.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Physically Based Rendering – Online Edition▲297

   2018 · pbr-book.org · its alternatives →

8. 8A2
   A 2D Physics Simulator in JavaScript▲126

   2017 · htmlpreview.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Simulating 20M Particles in JavaScript▲561

   Had some fun with shared array buffers over many months of free time. Skip to the end to play around with the final app. Open to ideas on how to simulate more whilst staying in js land.

   2024 · dgerrells.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AS
    A simple infinite world in WebGL▲181

    2016 · erkaman.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11WM
    WebGL Minecraft-like scripting environment for teaching programming▲66

    2016 · webblocks.uk · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WebGL Playground▲89

    2014 · jessevdk.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13WF
    WebGL Fluid and Particles in Haxe▲32

    2014 · haxiomic.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    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 →

15. 15
    Gravity WebGL▲84

    A gravity simulator, with updated movement controls

    2016 · valentinvichnal.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16FT
    Fourier Transform Visualized via WebGL▲175

    2021 · static.laszlokorte.de · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WebGL Voxel Engine▲113

    Voxel-engine in Javascript. Contribute to Lallassu/voxelengine3 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cloth Physics in 3D CSS▲5

    The Three.js cloth simulation rendered entirely with HTML and CSS using PolyCSS.

    Aug 2026 · css.graphics · its alternatives →

19. 19H2
    HoloLens 2 pure JavaScript WebGL simulator (prototype)▲16

    2020 · rufus31415.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Drape▲88

    A fabric design and simulation tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21MW
    Mixing WebGL and HTML, Both Rendered Out in React▲129

    2019 · subdued-health.surge.sh · its alternatives →

22. 22IB
    I built a gravity simulator in pure CSS▲64

    2022 · multiplanetary.website · its alternatives →

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    M. C. Escher spiral in WebGL inspired by 3Blue1Brown▲176

    The latest 3Blue1Brown video [1] about the M. C. Escher print gallery effect inspired me to re-implement the effect as WebGL fragment shader on my own. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldxFjLJ3rVY

    Apr 2026 · static.laszlokorte.de · its alternatives →

24. 24FW
    Freeciv WebGL 3D▲105

    2017 · play.freeciv.org · its alternatives →

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