thomasxiii/photon
CSS 3D Lighting Engine observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5190
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 5182
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1445 stars · 104 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Photon is a JavaScript library that simulates 3D lighting effects on DOM elements using CSS3 transforms and gradients. It lets developers add realistic light-source-driven shading to HTML elements.
Use cases
- add 3d lighting effects to html elements
- simulate light sources on css elements
- create shaded 3d-looking ui with css
- render dynamic lighting in the browser without webgl
When to choose
- you want css-only 3d shading effects on dom elements
- you need lightweight lighting simulation without canvas or webgl
When to avoid
- you need modern webgl or gpu-accelerated 3d rendering
- you need an actively maintained library with a license
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
animation ui-components graphics frontend web-development graphics browser css3d lighting shading javascript-library visual-effects javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/thomasxiii/photon · fetched 2026-08-28 · 052139d80752
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| thomasxiii/photon | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="thomasxiii/photon")
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