# twostraws/Vortex

High-performance particle effects for SwiftUI.

Repository: https://github.com/twostraws/Vortex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/twostraws-vortex
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-04-03T10:26:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 35, longevity 68
- inputs: {"age_days": 959, "days_push": 152, "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 1579, forks 85 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.680344+00:00)

## What it is
Vortex is a high-performance particle effects library for SwiftUI, supporting built-in presets like fire, rain, fireworks, and confetti as well as fully custom effects. It works across iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS and is distributed via Swift Package Manager.

## Use cases
- add particle effects to a swiftui app
- render fire or smoke animation in ios
- show confetti celebration effect in swiftui
- create snow or rain weather effects in an app
- build custom particle systems for visionos
- add fireworks animation to a swiftui view

## When to choose
- you are building with SwiftUI on Apple platforms and need performant particle effects
- you want ready-made presets like fire, rain, or fireworks with minimal code
- you need cross-platform Apple support including visionOS and watchOS

## When to avoid
- you are not using SwiftUI or Apple platforms
- you need 3D particle systems for SceneKit, Metal, or game engines
- you require effects outside the Apple ecosystem such as Android or web

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: animation, ui-components, graphics
- domain: frontend, mobile-development, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: swiftui, particle-system, particle-effects, swift-package-manager, visionos, watchos, tvos, swift, ios, macos, mobile

## Member repositories
- twostraws/Vortex (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.680344+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 2026-08-30T03:56:53.369044+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/twostraws/Vortex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.680344+00:00, sha cc735f789c22)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.