Shaders
Shaders is a library of WebGPU visual effect components for web developers building animated backgrounds and cursor effects for websites.
What it is good for
- Adding animated gradients and glass effects to a website
- Creating cursor trail and distortion effects on a page
- Designing visual effects in a browser editor and exporting code
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Requires programming
Level 5 of 5. You need to write code to use it.
- Cost
- Free tier plus paid plans
- Type
- Framework or SDK
- Tasks
- Works with
- React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Framer, Claude Code
Momentum
- Rank this week
- #30 in builder tools
- Best rank
- #1 week 41, 2026
- Stars gained last week
- +299
- GitHub stars
- 5,779
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Shaders free?
- It has a free plan and paid plans, according to its own description.
- Do I need to know how to code to use Shaders?
- Yes. You need to write code to use it.
- What does Shaders work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Framer, and Claude Code.
- What is Shaders good for?
- Adding animated gradients and glass effects to a website, creating cursor trail and distortion effects on a page, and designing visual effects in a browser editor and exporting code.
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