tsParticles - TypeScript Particles

A lightweight TypeScript library for creating particles. Dependency free (*), browser ready and compatible with React.js, Vue.js (2.x and 3.x), Angular, Svelte, jQuery, Preact, Inferno, Riot.js, Solid.js, and Web Components

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Table of Contents

• tsParticles - TypeScript Particles
  • Table of Contents
  • Do you want to use it on your website?
  • Start here in 2 minutes
  • Library installation
    • Hosting / CDN
      • jsDelivr
      • cdnjs
      • unpkg
    • npm
    • yarn
    • pnpm
      • Import and require
    • Usage
  • Official components for some of the most used frameworks
    • Angular
      • @tsparticles/angular
    • Astro
      • @tsparticles/astro
    • Ember.js
      • @tsparticles/ember
    • Inferno
      • @tsparticles/inferno
    • jQuery
      • @tsparticles/jquery
    • Preact
      • @tsparticles/preact
    • Qwik
      • @tsparticles/qwik
    • ReactJS
      • @tsparticles/nextjs
      • @tsparticles/react
    • RiotJS
      • @tsparticles/riot
    • SolidJS
      • @tsparticles/solid
    • Svelte
      • @tsparticles/svelte
    • VueJS 2.x
      • @tsparticles/nuxt2
      • @tsparticles/vue2
    • VueJS 3.x
      • @tsparticles/nuxt3
      • @tsparticles/nuxt4
      • @tsparticles/vue3
    • Web Components
      • @tsparticles/webcomponents
    • WordPress
      • @tsparticles/wordpress
    • Elementor
  • Presets
    • Ambient
    • Big Circles
    • Bubbles
    • Confetti
    • Confetti Cannon
    • Confetti Explosions
    • Confetti Falling
    • Confetti Parade
    • Party
    • Fire
    • Firefly
    • Fireworks
    • Fountain
    • Hyperspace
    • Links
    • Sea Anemone
    • Snow
    • Squares
    • Stars
    • Triangles
  • Templates and Resources
  • Demo / Generator
  • Video Tutorials
    • Characters as particles
    • Polygon mask
    • Animated stars
    • Nyan cat flying on scrolling stars
    • Snow particles
    • Background Mask particles
  • Options
  • Want to see it in action and try it?
  • Migrating from Particles.js
  • Plugins/Customizations
  • Dependency Graph

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Do you want to use it on your website?

Documentation and Development references here 📖

This library is available on two of the most popular CDNs and it's easy and ready to use, if you were using particles.js it's even easier.

You'll find the instructions below, with all the links you need, and don't be scared by TypeScript, it's just the source language.

The output files are just JavaScript. 🤩

CDNs and npm have all the sources you need in Javascript, a bundle browser ready (tsparticles.engine.min.js), and all files splitted for import syntax.

If you are interested there are some simple instructions just below to guide you to migrate from the old particles.js library.

Start here in 2 minutes

If you are new to tsParticles, this path is usually the fastest:

1. Install @tsparticles/engine and @tsparticles/slim
2. Load the slim bundle once
3. Start with a small config and iterate

import { tsParticles } from "@tsparticles/engine";
import { loadSlim } from "@tsparticles/slim";

await loadSlim(tsParticles);

await tsParticles.load({
  id: "tsparticles",
  options: {
    background: {
      color: "#0d1117",
    },
    particles: {
      move: {
        enable: true,
      },
      number: {
        value: 60,
      },
    },
  },
});

Useful docs for the next step:

• Docs home: https://particles.js.org/docs/
• Options guide: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/Options.md
• Migration guide: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/pjsMigration.md
• Presets catalog: https://github.com/tsparticles/presets

Quick checklist

• Install @tsparticles/engine and one bundle (@tsparticles/slim is the common default)
• Load the bundle before calling tsParticles.load(...)
• Start from a small config, then extend incrementally

Choose your quick-start path

• I want fewer dependencies: use @tsparticles/engine + only needed feature packages
• I want the easiest default: use @tsparticles/slim
• I need everything enabled: use @tsparticles/all

Common pitfalls

• Loading options that require plugins before loading those plugin packages
• Starting with very high particle counts before checking FPS
• Mixing legacy snake_case keys with modern camelCase options

Related docs

• Main docs: https://particles.js.org/docs/
• Root options guide: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/Options.md
• Migration guide: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/pjsMigration.md

Library installation

Hosting / CDN

Please use these hosts or your own to load tsParticles on your projects

jsDelivr

cdnjs

unpkg

https://unpkg.com/@tsparticles/confetti/ https://unpkg.com/@tsparticles/particles/ https://unpkg.com/@tsparticles/engine/ https://unpkg.com/@tsparticles/fireworks/ https://unpkg.com/@tsparticles/basic/ https://unpkg.com/@tsparticles/slim/ https://unpkg.com/tsparticles/ https://unpkg.com/@tsparticles/all/

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npm

tsParticles Confetti

tsParticles Particles

tsParticles Engine

tsParticles Fireworks

tsParticles Basic

tsParticles Slim

tsParticles

tsParticles All

npm install @tsparticles/engine

yarn

yarn add @tsparticles/engine

pnpm

pnpm install @tsparticles/engine

Import and require

const tsParticles = require("@tsparticles/engine");

// or

import { tsParticles } from "@tsparticles/engine";

The imported tsParticles is the same instance you have when including the script in the page using the <script> tag.

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Usage

Load tsParticles and configure the particles:

index.html

<div id="tsparticles"></div>

<script src="tsparticles.engine.min.js"></script>

app.js

// @path-json can be an object or an array, the first will be loaded directly, and the object from the array will be randomly selected
/* tsParticles.load(@params); */

tsParticles
  .load({
    id: "tsparticles",
    url: "presets/default.json",
  })
  .then((container) => {
    console.log("callback - tsparticles config loaded");
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error);
  });

//or

tsParticles.load({
  id: "tsparticles",
  options: {/* options here */},
});

//or

tsParticles.load({
  id: "tsparticles",
  options: [{/* options here */}, {/* other options here */}],
});
//random object

tsParticles.load({
  id: "tsparticles",
  options: [{/* options here */}, {/* other options here */}],
  index: 1,
}); //the second one
// Important! If the index is not in range 0...<array.length, the index will be ignored.

// after initialization this can be used.

/* tsParticles.setOnClickHandler(@callback); */

/* this will be fired from all particles loaded */

tsParticles.setOnClickHandler((event, particles) => {
  /* custom on click handler */
});

// now you can control the animations too, it's possible to pause and resume the animations
// these methods don't change the config so you're safe with all your configurations
// domItem(0) returns the first tsParticles instance loaded in the dom
const particles = tsParticles.item(0);

// play will start the animations, if the move is not enabled it won't enable it, it just updates the frame
particles.play();

// pause will stop the animations
particles.pause();

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Official components for some of the most used frameworks

Angular

@tsparticles/angular

Instructions available here

Astro

@tsparticles/astro

Instructions available here

Ember.js

@tsparticles/ember

Instructions available here

Inferno

@tsparticles/inferno

Instructions available here

jQuery

@tsparticles/jquery

Instructions available here

Preact

@tsparticles/preact

Instructions available here

Qwik

@tsparticles/qwik

Instructions available here

ReactJS

@tsparticles/nextjs

Instructions available here

@tsparticles/react

Instructions available here

RiotJS

@tsparticles/riot

Instructions available here

SolidJS

@tsparticles/solid

Instructions available here

Svelte

@tsparticles/svelte

Instructions available here

VueJS 2.x

@tsparticles/nuxt2

Instructions available here

@tsparticles/vue2

Instructions available here

VueJS 3.x

@tsparticles/nuxt3

Instructions available here

@tsparticles/nuxt4

Instructions available here

@tsparticles/vue3

Instructions available here

Web Components

@tsparticles/webcomponents

Instructions available here

WordPress

@tsparticles/wordpress

The plugin page hosted on WordPress.org can be found here

Elementor

Actually, an official tsParticles plugin isn't existing, but I have a collaboration with the Premium Addons for Elementor plugin collection.

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Presets

There are some presets ready to be used in this repository, and they also have a bundle file that contains everything needed to run.

Ambient

This preset loads ambient circles on a dark background.

You can find the instructions here

Big Circles

This preset loads big colored circles moving upwards on a white background.

You can find the instructions here

Bubbles

This preset loads colored bubbles coming from the bottom of the screen on a white background.

You can find the instructions here

Confetti

This preset loads white and red confetti launched from the screen center on a transparent background.

You can find the instructions here

Confetti Cannon

This preset loads confetti launched from a draggable cannon.

You can find the instructions here

Confetti Explosions

This preset loads confetti bursts at multiple points on the screen.

You can find the instructions here

Confetti Falling

This preset loads slowly falling confetti particles.

You can find the instructions here

Confetti Parade

This preset loads confetti moving horizontally across the screen like a parade.

You can find the instructions here

Party

This preset creates an animated confetti-like celebration effect.

You can find the instructions here

Fire

This preset loads a faded red to a black background with particles colored like fire and ash sparks.

You can find the instructions here

Firefly

This preset loads a mouse trail made with small fading particles like little fireflies.

You can find the instructions here

Fireworks

This preset loads a beautiful fireworks effect.

You can find the instructions here

Hyperspace

This preset loads a hyperspace tunnel effect with fast-moving particles.

You can find the instructions here

Fountain

You can find the instructions here

Links

You can find the instructions here

Sea Anemone

You can find the instructions here

Snow

You can find the instructions here

Squares

You can find the instructions here

Stars

You can find the instructions here

Triangles

You can find the instructions here

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Templates and Resources

You can find some tsParticles related templates here. The templates are created for Vanilla Javascript, ReactJS, VueJS, Angular, SvelteJS, and other frameworks.

The templates will vary, new ones can be created or older ones updated with the latest features or changed to a better style. Check them out once in a while.

If you created some good design with tsParticles feel free to submit a pull request with your cool template, you'll be credited as the template author!

https://github.com/tsparticles/templates

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Demo / Generator

https://particles.js.org/samples

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Video Tutorials

You can find all video tutorials on the website here: https://particles.js.org/video.html

More videos are coming soon! Check every day if there are some new contents.

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Characters as particles

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Polygon mask

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Animated stars

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Nyan cat flying on scrolling stars

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Snow particles

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Background Mask particles

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particles.json

You can find some config samples here 📖

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Options

You can find all options available here 📖

If you want a practical map with examples, check these markdown docs too:

• Root options: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/Options.md
• Colors: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/Color.md
• Container API: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/Container.md

Want to see it in action and try it?

I've created a tsParticles collection on CodePen 😮 or you can check out my profile

Otherwise, there's the demo page link below.

Want to see even more demos? Clone the repository on your computer and follow these instructions

$ pnpm i
$ pnpm run build
$ cd demo/vanilla
$ pnpm start

Boom! 💥 http://localhost:3000 and you can check out other demos.

Note: demo/wordpress contains documentation only. The WordPress wrapper runs as a plugin inside a WordPress installation, not as a standalone demo app.

If you are brave enough you can switch to the dev branch for trying the features under development.

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Migrating from Particles.js

tsParticles has a package that makes this library 100% compatible with the particles.js configuration.

Seriously, you just need to change the script from particles.js to the bundled compatibility package, et-voilà, you're ready 🧙!

You can read more here

Want to know 5 reasons to do the switch? Read here

Below you can find all the information you need to install tsParticles and its new syntax.

Migration quick guide in this repository:

• https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/pjsMigration.md

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Plugins/Customizations

tsParticles now supports some customizations 🥳.

You can create your own plugins

Read more here...

Practical customization guide (shape + preset examples):

• https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/blob/main/markdown/Plugins.md

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Dependency Graph

flowchart TD

  subgraph core [Core]
    engine[tsParticles Engine]
    perlin-noise[Perlin Noise Lib]
    simplex-noise[Simplex Noise Lib]
    configs[tsParticles Configs]
  end

  subgraph bundle-basic [tsParticles Basic]

    subgraph basic-plugins [Plugins]
      plugin-move[Move]

      subgraph basic-plugins-colors [Colors]
        plugin-hex-color[Hex Color]
        plugin-hsl-color[HSL Color]
        plugin-rgb-color[RGB Color]
      end
    end

    subgraph basic-shapes [Shapes]
      shape-circle[Circle]
    end

    subgraph basic-updates [Updaters]
      updater-fill-color[Color]
      updater-opacity[Opacity]
      updater-out-modes[Out Modes]
      updater-size[Size]
    end

  end

  engine --> bundle-basic

  subgraph bundle-confetti [tsParticles Confetti]

    subgraph confetti-plugins [Plugins]
      plugin-emitters
      plugin-motion
    end

    subgraph confetti-shapes [Shapes]
      shape-cards
      shape-emoji
      shape-heart
      shape-image
      shape-polygon
      shape-square
      shape-star
    end

    subgraph confetti-updaters [Updaters]
      updater-life
      updater-roll
      updater-rotate
      updater-tilt
      updater-wobble
    end

  end

  bundle-basic --> bundle-confetti

  subgraph bundle-slim [tsParticles Slim]

    subgraph slim-interactions [Interactions]

      subgraph slim-interactions-external [Externals]
        interaction-external-attract[Attract]
        interaction-external-bounce[Bounce]
        interaction-external-bubble[Bubble]
        interaction-external-connect[Connect]
        interaction-external-grab[Grab]
        interaction-external-parallax[Parallax]
        interaction-external-pause[Pause]
        interaction-external-push[Push]
        interaction-external-remove[Remove]
        interaction-external-repulse[Repulse]
        interaction-external-slow[Slow]
      end

      subgraph slim-interactions-particles [Particles]
        interaction-particles-attract[Attract]
        interaction-particles-collisions[Collisions]
        interaction-particles-links[Links]
      end

    end

    subgraph slim-plugins [Plugins]
      plugin-interactivity[Interactivity]

      subgraph slim-plugins-easings [Easings]
        plugin-easing-quad[Quad]
      end

    end

    subgraph slim-shapes [Shapes]
      shape-emoji[Emoji]
      shape-image[Image]
      shape-line[Line]
      shape-polygon[Polygon]
      shape-square[Square]
      shape-star[Star]
    end

    subgraph slim-updaters [Updaters]
      updater-life[Life]
      updater-rotate[Rotate]
      updater-stroke-color[Stroke Color]
    end

  end

  bundle-basic --> bundle-slim

  subgraph bundle-fireworks [tsParticles Fireworks]

    subgraph fireworks-effects [Effects]
      effect-trail
    end

    subgraph fireworks-plugins [Plugins]
      plugin-emitters

      subgraph fireworks-plugin-emitters-shapes [Emitters Shapes]
        plugin-emitters-shape-square
      end

      plugin-sounds
    end

    subgraph fireworks-updaters [Updaters]
      updater-destroy
      updater-life
      updater-rotate
    end

  end

  bundle-basic --> bundle-fireworks

  subgraph bundle-full [tsParticles]

    subgraph full-interactions [Interactions]

      subgraph full-interactions-external [Externals]
        interaction-external-trail[Trail]
      end

    end

    subgraph full-plugins [Plugins]
      plugin-absorbers[Absorbers]
      plugin-emitters[Emitters]

      subgraph full-plugin-emitters-shapes [Emitters Shapes]
        plugin-emitters-shape-circle[Circle]
        plugin-emitters-shape-square[Square]
      end

    end

    subgraph full-shapes [Shapes]
      shape-text[Text]
    end

    subgraph full-updaters [Updaters]
      updater-destroy[Destroy]
      updater-roll[Roll]
      updater-tilt[Tilt]
      updater-twinkle[Twinkle]
      updater-wobble[Wobble]
    end

  end

  bundle-slim --> bundle-full

  subgraph bundle-all [tsParticles All]

    subgraph all-effects [Effects]
      effect-bubble[Bubble]
      effect-particles[Particles]
      effect-shadow[Shadow]
      effect-trail[Trail]
    end

    subgraph all-interactions [Interactions]
      subgraph all-interactions-external [External]
        interaction-external-particle[Particle]
        interaction-external-pop[Pop]
      end

      interaction-light[Light]

      subgraph all-interactions-particles [Particles]
        interaction-particles-repulse[Repulse]
      end
    end

    subgraph all-paths [Paths]
      path-branches[Branches]
      path-brownian[Brownian]
      path-curl-noise[Curl Noise]
      path-curves[Curves]
      path-fractal-noise[Fractal Noise]
      path-grid[Grid]
      path-levy[Levy]
      path-perlin-noise[Perlin Noise]
      path-polygon[Polygon]
      path-random[Random]
      path-simplex-noise[Simplex Noise]
      path-spiral[Spiral]
      path-svg[SVG]
      path-zig-zag[Zig Zag]
    end

    subgraph all-plugins [Plugins]
      plugin-background-mask[Background Mask]
      plugin-blend[Blend]
      plugin-canvas-mask[Canvas Mask]

      subgraph all-plugins-colors [Colors]
        plugin-hsv-color[HSV Color]
        plugin-hwb-color[HWB Color]
        plugin-lab-color[Lab Color]
        plugin-lch-color[Lch Color]
        plugin-named-color[Named Color]
        plugin-oklab-color[Oklab Color]
        plugin-oklch-color[Oklch Color]
      end

      subgraph all-plugins-easings [Easings]
        plugin-easing-back[Back]
        plugin-easing-bounce[Bounce]
        plugin-easing-circ[Circ]
        plugin-easing-cubic[Cubic]
        plugin-easing-elastic[Elastic]
        plugin-easing-expo[Expo]
        plugin-easing-gaussian[Gaussian]
        plugin-easing-linear[Linear]
        plugin-easing-quart[Quart]
        plugin-easing-quint[Quint]
        plugin-easing-sigmoid[Sigmoid]
        plugin-easing-sine[Sine]
        plugin-easing-smoothstep[Smoothstep]
      end

      subgraph all-plugin-emitters-shapes [Emitters Shapes]
        plugin-emitters-shape-canvas[Canvas]
        plugin-emitters-shape-path[Path]
        plugin-emitters-shape-polygon[Polygon]
      end

      subgraph all-plugins-exports [Exports]
        plugin-export-image[Image]
        plugin-export-json[JSON]
        plugin-export-video[Video]
      end

      plugin-infection[Infection]
      plugin-manual-particles[Manual Particles]
      plugin-motion[Motion]
      plugin-poisson-disc[Poisson Disc]
      plugin-polygon-mask[Polygon Mask]
      plugin-responsive[Responsive]
      plugin-sounds[Sounds]
      plugin-themes[Themes]
      plugin-trail[Trail]
      plugin-zoom[Zoom]
    end

    subgraph all-shapes [Shapes]
      shape-arrow[Arrow]
      shape-cards[Cards]
      shape-cog[Cog]
      shape-heart[Heart]
      shape-infinity[Infinity]
      shape-matrix[Matrix]
      shape-path[Path]
      shape-rounded-polygon[Rounded Polygon]
      shape-rounded-rect[Rounded Rect]
      shape-spiral[Spiral]
      shape-squircle[Squircle]
    end

    subgraph all-updaters [Updaters]
      updater-gradient[Gradient]
      updater-orbit[Orbit]
    end

    simplex-noise --> path-curl-noise
    perlin-noise --> path-perlin-noise
    simplex-noise --> path-simplex-noise

  end

  bundle-full --> bundle-all