jj811208/watching-you

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1703 stars · 53 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

watching-you is a lightweight (3kb gzipped) TypeScript JavaScript library for building DOM-based animations where elements like eyes watch the mouse, other DOM elements, or input values. It ships packages for vanilla JS, React, and Vue with zero dependencies.

Use cases

• make cartoon eyes follow the mouse cursor on a webpage
• animate a character watching a form input as the user types
• add playful xeyes-style animations to a login form
• create DOM elements that track other DOM elements responsively
• build eye-following animations in React or Vue apps
• add whimsical attention-following effects to a landing page

When to choose

• you want lightweight, zero-dependency eye/watching animations on the web
• you need framework support across vanilla JS, React, and Vue
• you want DOM-based animations that work naturally with responsive design
• you want animations that pause automatically when off-screen

When to avoid

• you need a general-purpose animation library like GSAP for complex timelines
• you require a stable API before version 1.0.0 since it is still subject to change
• you need non-DOM animation such as canvas or WebGL effects

Facets

library · maturity experimental

animation ui-components frontend-framework web-development frontend web-design browser cross-platform dom-animation eyes-animation react vue vanilla-js typescript zero-dependency xeyes web-server

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