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β—† Magnetic 3D Navigation

Svelte Three.js GSAP Tailwind CSS Vite Netlify License

A modern, configurable navigation component featuring liquid 3D mesh backgrounds, magnetic cursor interactions, and buttery smooth animations. Built with Svelte, Three.js, GSAP, and Tailwind CSS.


✨ Features

  • 🧲 Magnetic Cursor β€” Navigation links attract towards cursor with elastic physics
  • 🌊 Liquid 3D Background β€” WebGL mesh with procedural noise displacement
  • 🎯 Smooth Scrolling β€” Lenis-powered buttery smooth scroll experience
  • πŸ“± Fully Responsive β€” Mobile-first design with adaptive interactions
  • ⚑ Performance First β€” Optimized shaders and efficient animations
  • 🎨 Easy Configuration β€” Simple data object for navigation customization
  • πŸ”Œ Integration Ready β€” Easy to embed in static sites or frameworks

πŸ›  Tech Stack

Technology Purpose
Svelte 4 Reactive UI framework with minimal bundle size
Three.js WebGL 3D graphics and custom shaders
GSAP 3 Professional-grade animations
Tween.js Smooth value interpolation
Lenis Smooth scroll library
Tailwind CSS Utility-first styling
Vite Lightning-fast build tool

πŸš€ Quick Start

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+
  • npm or yarn

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/smart-developer1791/svelte-threejs-gsap-magnetic-navigation-tailwind

# Navigate to project directory
cd svelte-threejs-gsap-magnetic-navigation-tailwind

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

Build for Production

npm run build

Preview Production Build

npm run preview

βš™οΈ Configuration

Navigation Setup

Modify the navConfig object in App.svelte:

const navConfig = {
  brand: {
    name: 'YourBrand',
    icon: 'β—†'
  },
  links: [
    { id: 'home', label: 'Home', href: '#home' },
    { id: 'about', label: 'About', href: '#about' },
    { id: 'services', label: 'Services', href: '#services' },
    { id: 'contact', label: 'Contact', href: '#contact' }
  ],
  cta: {
    label: 'Get Started',
    href: '#contact'
  }
}

Content Sections

Configure sections via the sections array:

const sections = [
  {
    id: 'about',
    title: 'Section Title',
    subtitle: 'Section Subtitle',
    content: 'Your content here...',
    features: ['Feature 1', 'Feature 2', 'Feature 3'],
    accent: 'plasma' // 'plasma' | 'aurora' | 'solar'
  }
]

πŸ“ Project Structure

svelte-threejs-gsap-magnetic-navigation-tailwind/
β”œβ”€β”€ public/
β”‚   └── favicon.svg
β”œβ”€β”€ src/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ lib/
β”‚   β”‚   └── components/
β”‚   β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ Navigation.svelte       # Main navigation component
β”‚   β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ LiquidBackground.svelte # Three.js background
β”‚   β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ MagneticCursor.svelte   # Custom cursor
β”‚   β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ HeroSection.svelte      # Landing hero
β”‚   β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ ContentSection.svelte   # Reusable section
β”‚   β”‚       └── Footer.svelte           # Footer component
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ App.svelte                      # Root component
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ app.css                         # Global styles
β”‚   └── main.js                         # Entry point
β”œβ”€β”€ .gitignore
β”œβ”€β”€ index.html
β”œβ”€β”€ LICENSE
β”œβ”€β”€ netlify.toml
β”œβ”€β”€ package.json
β”œβ”€β”€ postcss.config.js
β”œβ”€β”€ README.md
β”œβ”€β”€ tailwind.config.js
└── vite.config.js

🌐 Deployment

Netlify (Recommended)

  1. Push your code to GitHub
  2. Connect repository to Netlify
  3. Build settings are auto-configured via netlify.toml
  4. Deploy!

Deploy to Netlify

Manual Deployment

# Build the project
npm run build

# The 'dist' folder contains your static files
# Upload to any static hosting provider

🎨 Customization

Colors

Modify tailwind.config.js:

colors: {
  'void': '#0a0a0f',    // Background
  'nebula': '#1a1a2e',  // Secondary background
  'plasma': '#6366f1',  // Primary accent
  'aurora': '#22d3ee',  // Secondary accent
  'solar': '#f59e0b'    // Tertiary accent
}

Shader Effects

Customize the liquid mesh in LiquidBackground.svelte by modifying:

  • Noise frequency and amplitude
  • Color gradients
  • Mouse influence radius
  • Animation speed

πŸ“Š Performance

  • Lighthouse Score: 95+ Performance
  • Bundle Size: ~150KB gzipped
  • First Contentful Paint: < 1s
  • Time to Interactive: < 2s

🀝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines before submitting PRs.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

πŸ“„ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


πŸ™ Acknowledgments

  • Svelte β€” The magical disappearing framework
  • Three.js β€” 3D graphics made accessible
  • GSAP β€” Professional-grade animation
  • Lenis β€” Smooth scroll perfection
  • Tailwind CSS β€” Utility-first CSS

Pulled into orbit by cursor & code β€’ Forged with Svelte, Three.js & endless β˜•

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