Installation

On Desktop

• Download the latest release
• Install Java 21 or above (ex. from here)
• Run in a terminal with the following command:
  • Windows/Linux: java -jar path/to/particles.jar
  • MacOS: java -jar path/to/particles.jar -XstartOnFirstThread

In browser

Particles can run on any browser that supports WebGPU. Currently this is best supported on Chromium-based browsers, with Firefox recently adding support.

• Install a Chromium based browser (ex. Google Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc...)
• On Linux, you may need to enable the Vulkan and unsafe WebGPU support flags
• Open the online demo