georgealways/lil-gui

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1621 stars · 66 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

lil-gui is a lightweight, dependency-free JavaScript library that renders a floating panel of controllers (sliders, checkboxes, color pickers, dropdowns) for tweaking properties of any JavaScript object at runtime. It is a drop-in replacement for dat.GUI built with modern web standards.

Use cases

• tweak parameters of a three.js scene at runtime
• add a debug control panel to a web demo
• replace dat.gui in an existing project
• expose sliders and color pickers for creative coding sketches
• let users adjust animation or shader parameters live
• build a quick settings panel for a PixiJS filter demo

When to choose

• you need a compact, zero-dependency runtime control panel for the browser
• you are migrating an existing dat.GUI project with minimal changes
• you are doing creative coding or graphics demos that need live parameter tweaking

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured form builder or production UI component library
• you need a panel framework for native or mobile apps rather than the web
• you need complex layout or theming beyond a simple floating panel

Facets

library · maturity stable

gui ui-components developer-tools web-development frontend graphics developer-tools browser dat-gui-replacement creative-coding dependency-free control-panel tweakpane-alternative threejs javascript nodejs

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