# tipsy/bubbly-bg

Beautiful bubbly backgrounds in less than 1kB (750 bytes gzipped)

Repository: https://github.com/tipsy/bubbly-bg
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bubbly-bg
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: animated-backgrounds, javascript, canvas
Last push: 2025-10-29T23:16:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 49, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3260, "days_push": 308, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1618, forks 93 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:12.119762+00:00)

## What it is
A tiny (841 bytes gzipped) zero-dependency JavaScript library that renders animated bubbly backgrounds on an HTML canvas. It creates a fixed full-viewport canvas automatically or accepts a custom one, with configurable colors, gradients, bubble count, radius, velocity, shadows, and strokes.

## Use cases
- add an animated bubbly background to a landing page
- create a lightweight canvas background animation under 1kB
- customize animated bubble colors and gradients on a website
- render a decorative background on my own canvas element
- add a playful animated hero background with vanilla JavaScript
- make a fullscreen animated background with no dependencies

## When to choose
- you need an eye-catching animated background with minimal bundle size
- you want a zero-dependency, plug-and-play canvas effect
- you need fine-grained control over bubble appearance and motion
- you want TypeScript type definitions included

## When to avoid
- you need complex particle systems or physics simulations
- you require WebGL or 3D background effects
- you need a background effect other than bubbles
- your project must support very old browsers without canvas

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: animation, ui-components, graphics
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: animated-backgrounds, canvas, zero-dependency, tiny-footprint, typescript-definitions, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- tipsy/bubbly-bg (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.119762+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:49:39.406884+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tipsy/bubbly-bg (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.119762+00:00, sha a178271849a9)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/bubbly-bg (fetched 2026-08-29T11:22:29.979511+00:00, sha bf3835ab73d5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.