# codrops/RainEffect

Some experimental rain and water drop effects in different scenarios using WebGL, by Lucas Bebber.

Repository: https://github.com/codrops/RainEffect
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/raineffect
Homepage: https://tympanus.net/Development/RainEffect/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-09-12T15:45:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3947, "days_push": 1451, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1773, forks 301 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:34.269210+00:00)

## What it is
A set of experimental WebGL demos by Lucas Bebber that render realistic rain and water drop effects on glass surfaces in web pages. It is a Codrops demo project showcasing shader-based visual effects rather than a production-ready library.

## Use cases
- add realistic rain-on-glass effects to a website
- create water droplet animations with WebGL
- build a weather-themed landing page with rain visuals
- learn WebGL shader techniques for liquid effects
- add atmospheric rain overlays to hero images

## When to choose
- you want a striking rain or water drop visual effect in the browser
- you need a reference implementation for WebGL liquid shaders
- you're building a demo or artistic page and can adapt the code

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained library with support and updates
- you require permissive licensing for redistribution
- you need broad browser support without WebGL
- you want a general-purpose animation framework

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, animation, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend, graphics
- platform: browser
- tags: webgl, rain-effect, water-drops, shader-effects, codrops, demo, experimental, javascript

## Member repositories
- codrops/RainEffect (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.269210+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 2026-08-30T03:25:25.452653+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/codrops/RainEffect (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.269210+00:00, sha a6614b3ae8d3)
  - homepage: https://tympanus.net/Development/RainEffect/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:20.033769+00:00, sha 768b4bc2c2b2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.