tsParticles Engine

tsParticles is a lightweight TypeScript library for creating particles. Dependency free (*), browser ready and compatible with React.js, Vue.js (2.x and 3.x), Angular, Svelte, jQuery, Preact, Inferno, Riot.js, Solid.js, and Web Components.

This is the core engine package that all other features depend on.

Quick checklist

1. Install @tsparticles/engine
2. Initialize the engine instance in your code
3. Load additional plugins/shapes/updaters as needed
4. Use tsParticles.load() to apply particle configurations

How to use it

Installation

npm install @tsparticles/engine
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or

yarn add @tsparticles/engine
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or

pnpm install @tsparticles/engine
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Basic Usage

import { tsParticles } from "@tsparticles/engine";

await tsParticles.load({
  id: "tsparticles",
  options: {
    particles: {
      number: {
        value: 80,
      },
      move: {
        enable: true,
        speed: 2,
      },
    },
  },
});
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Features

• Lightweight: Core engine without unnecessary dependencies
• Modular: Load only the features you need (plugins, shapes, updaters)
• Framework agnostic: Works with vanilla JS, React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and more
• Browser ready: CDN bundles available for immediate use
• Highly customizable: Rich configuration options for particle behavior

Loading Additional Features

To extend the engine with more capabilities, load additional packages:

import { tsParticles } from "@tsparticles/engine";
import { loadSlim } from "@tsparticles/slim"; // or other bundles

await loadSlim(tsParticles); // Load preset features

await tsParticles.load({
  id: "tsparticles",
  options: {
    // Your configuration here
  },
});
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Common pitfalls

• Loading plugins after calling tsParticles.load(...) may not work as expected
• Ensure all required peer packages are loaded before using their features
• Some shapes or updaters need their specific packages to be loaded

Related docs

• Main documentation: https://particles.js.org/docs/
• Main repository: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles
• Available bundles: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles#bundles
• All options: https://particles.js.org/docs/interfaces/tsParticles_Engine.Options_Interfaces_IOptions.IOptions.html