jnicol/particleground

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases

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2157 stars · 495 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Particleground is a JavaScript/jQuery plugin that renders animated background particle systems on HTML5 canvas, with optional mouse and gyroscope parallax effects. It is no longer maintained, and the author recommends forking it for continued use.

Use cases

• add animated particle background to a landing page
• create interactive canvas particle network effect
• add parallax particle background that responds to mouse movement
• render connected dots background animation on a website
• add gyroscope-reactive particle background on mobile

When to choose

• you need a lightweight canvas particle background with parallax
• you want a jQuery-compatible particle effect plugin
• you need configurable particle density, colors, and line joining

When to avoid

• you need an actively maintained library with ongoing support
• your project uses modern frameworks where a vanilla canvas or WebGL particle library fits better
• you need high-performance GPU-accelerated particle systems

Facets

plugin · maturity abandoned

animation ui-components graphics frontend web-development web-design browser jquery-plugin particle-system canvas parallax background-effect javascript

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