Pure Particles, an open source art particle toy built with Three.js
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Hi HN, I’m Romain, a designer from France.I’m trying to build a tool to make art with code. This is the first piece. Drop any image and the particles take its colours. You can record a clip of the result.Built with three.js. Free and open source Feedback welcome.
HN · launched Oct 29, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 90%) · 0 views
Niche: 3d model and interactive web viewers · 54 launches, 5 in the last 7 days ▼ -44% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 54 launches in 3d model and interactive web viewers →
Could you build this?
Yes A three.js particle toy that samples image colours, handles mouse interaction, and records video is a well-scoped creative web app that an AI-assisted builder can assemble in days.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Concerns raised: Breath mode stuck at 100% on most presets, Fan noise on M5 when running
Feature requests: Parameter to remove bounding box, Option to hide bounding box for recordings or final embeds, Show the effect on the project website, Let users write or tweak the code themselves
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 234 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #231 of 235 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 363 days after the earliest competitor.
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