# latentcat/uvcanvas

An React.js component library for beautifully shaded canvas https://uvcanvas.com

Repository: https://github.com/latentcat/uvcanvas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/uvcanvas
Homepage: https://uvcanvas.com
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: component-library, graphics, reactjs, shaders, typescript, webgl, nextjs, react
Last push: 2025-03-28T06:22:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 24/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 13, release rhythm 16, longevity 65
- inputs: {"age_days": 916, "days_push": 523, "days_rel": 523, "gap_med": 157, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1364, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:30.537366+00:00)

## What it is
UVCanvas is an open-source React.js component library providing beautifully shaded, animated WebGL canvas backgrounds such as Lumiflex, Zenitho, and Novatrix. It also includes a beta MDX-based Slides component, and is designed for zero-configuration use in web backgrounds, wallpapers, and design materials.

## Use cases
- add animated shader backgrounds to a react website
- render gradient canvas wallpapers in nextjs
- drop-in webgl hero background components
- build mdx-based slide decks with animated backgrounds
- use shadertoy-style shaders as react components
- create design materials with animated gradients

## When to choose
- you need attractive animated canvas or shader backgrounds in a React or Next.js app with zero configuration
- you want tree-shakeable, ready-made WebGL background components
- you want an MDX-driven slides component with integrated backgrounds

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose WebGL or Three.js engine with full control over shaders
- your project does not use React
- you need a mature, feature-complete presentation tool rather than a beta slides component

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, graphics, animation, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, graphics, web-design
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, webgl, shaders, canvas, component-library, backgrounds, typescript, nextjs, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- latentcat/uvcanvas (main) score 24

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.537366+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 2026-08-30T04:41:21.549384+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/latentcat/uvcanvas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.537366+00:00, sha 63e631228b39)
  - homepage: https://uvcanvas.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.064660+00:00, sha abf7da9958fc)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.092648+00:00, sha 3af9ba67f02b)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs/components (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.094917+00:00, sha 1c1d71b848ab)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.096664+00:00, sha edf1a38d4f95)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs/contributing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.098299+00:00, sha 4e5db2183fd3)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.100025+00:00, sha ea7cd0fb0007)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs/components/slides (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.101681+00:00, sha ce64b657d2b9)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs/components/lumiflex (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.103518+00:00, sha e547aab09732)
  - site_page: https://uvcanvas.com/docs/components/zenitho (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:07.105240+00:00, sha 067098298207)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.