VoxCSS
Dev tools
voxel rendering library
SHOW HN2025
53points
5comments
#1,209of 3,837 in 2025
Top 32%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Performance: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Lightweight, small bundle size compared with Three.js
From 1 comment
Very little 3D stuff on the web involves less than a couple of megabytes of JavaScript. The “hello world” of Three.js results in a bundle size of almost half a megabyte (484 kB,…
chrismorgan on HN
API feels natural and easy to set up
From 1 comment
i love that this exists… before this, probably nobody had really done something quite like it, and now is there the api feels super natural, it’s easy to set up, and for small…
juan2cruz on HN
Performance feels snappy, e.g. rotating scenes on iPhone
From 1 comment
There are some example apps at the bottom of their homepage: https://voxcss.com/ Rotating a scene felt really snappy on my iPhone, I think it’s performance is great
superb_dev on HN
Impressive
From 1 comment
This is really impressive
52-6F-62 on HN
Questions
Is it actually performant?
From 1 comment
Is this.. actually performant? It sounds like one of those stupid but fun side projects, but there seem to be real apps using it.
Bolwin on HN
How much effort has gone into shrinking the bundle?
From 1 comment
Very little 3D stuff on the web involves less than a couple of megabytes of JavaScript. The “hello world” of Three.js results in a bundle size of almost half a megabyte (484 kB,…
chrismorgan on HN
Alternatives named
Three.js
From 1 comment
Very little 3D stuff on the web involves less than a couple of megabytes of JavaScript. The “hello world” of Three.js results in a bundle size of almost half a megabyte (484 kB,…
chrismorgan on HN