@tsparticles/preset-links

tsParticles links preset
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Install
npm install @tsparticles/preset-links
Latest Version:4.4.0
License:MIT
Last Updated:Oct 21, 2026
Links: GitHub  ·  npm
Maintainer: matteobruni

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tsParticles Links Preset

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tsParticles preset for creating a particles web created by link lines between them.

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Sample

demo

Quick checklist

  1. Install @tsparticles/engine (or use the CDN bundle below)
  2. Call loadLinksPreset(tsParticles) before tsParticles.load(...)
  3. Set preset: "links" in options

How to use it

CDN / Vanilla JS / jQuery

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tsparticles/preset-links@4/tsparticles.preset.links.min.js"></script>

Usage

Once the scripts are loaded you can set up tsParticles like this:

(async () => {
  await loadLinksPreset(tsParticles);

  await tsParticles.load({
    id: "tsparticles",
    options: {
      preset: "links",
    },
  });
})();
Customization

Important ⚠️ You can override all the options defining the properties like in any standard tsParticles installation.

tsParticles.load({
  id: "tsparticles",
  options: {
    particles: {
      shape: {
        type: "square", // starting from v2, this require the square shape script
      },
    },
    preset: "links",
  },
});

Like in the sample above, the circles will be replaced by squares.

Frameworks with a tsParticles component library

Checkout the documentation in the component library repository and call the loadLinksPreset function instead of loadFull, loadSlim or similar functions.

The options shown above are valid for all the component libraries.

Dependencies

This preset loads and combines the following packages:

Package Role in this preset README
@tsparticles/basic Base runtime bundle used by the preset https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tsparticles/basic
@tsparticles/engine tsParticles engine and preset registration https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tsparticles/engine
@tsparticles/interaction-particles-links Enables link interactions between particles https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tsparticles/interaction-particles-links
@tsparticles/plugin-interactivity Enables external interaction plumbing https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tsparticles/plugin-interactivity

If you want to customize one specific behavior, start from the related package README above.

Common pitfalls

  • Calling tsParticles.load(...) before loadLinksPreset(tsParticles)
  • Changing particle shape without loading the corresponding shape package
  • Links are rendered between nearby particles; with very few particles or a large links.distance value, no lines may appear

Related docs


flowchart TD

subgraph b [Bundles]
bb[tsParticles Basic]
end

subgraph i [Interactions]

subgraph ip [Particles]
ipl[Links]
end

end

bb --> i

subgraph pl [Plugins]
pli[Interactivity]
end

bb --> pl

subgraph pr [Presets]
prl[Links]
end

bb & ipl & pli --> prl

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Version History

Version Released License
4.4.0 MIT
4.3.2 MIT
4.3.1 MIT
4.3.0 MIT
4.2.1 MIT
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4.0.0-beta.17 MIT
4.0.0-beta.16 MIT
4.0.0-beta.15 MIT
4.0.0-beta.12 MIT
4.0.0-beta.0 MIT