Unicorn Studio

Browser tool that builds WebGL scenes and exports embeds for Framer, Webflow, or React

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A no-code editor for real-time graphics: you stack shader effects, shapes, images, text, video, and 3D models on a layer-based canvas, then publish the scene as an embed. The docs list 75+ prebuilt effects, an AI-assisted creation mode, variables, presets, and an event system, with a production runtime of about 50 KB gzipped. Export buttons generate ready-made snippets for Framer, Webflow, Figma Sites, Wix, React/Next.js, and plain HTML; the runtime is unicornstudio.js, with unicornstudio-react on npm and data-us-* attributes for HTML containers. It needs WebGL2 and works best in Chrome.

Install

npm install unicornstudio-react

For an agent

Reach for this when a design calls for a bespoke animated shader background and hand-writing GLSL or wiring three.js would eat the budget — the output is a project ID plus a ~50 KB runtime, not source you own. In React, install unicornstudio-react and pass the project ID; in plain HTML use the data-us-project attribute and call UnicornStudio.init() to get the scene handles for setting variables at runtime. Two traps: the free tier forbids commercial use, so any client work needs the paid plan, and every scene is a hosted third-party dependency with a hard WebGL2 requirement — always ship a static fallback.

Why it is here. It puts production WebGL in reach of designers who will never write a shader, and it is the tool behind a large share of the glossy Framer and Webflow sites of the last two years.

Install command, framework, licence and component list.

Facts

License: Commercial license, Free for personal use only
Pricing: Freemium, Subscription, Free but account required
Framework: React, Next.js, Vanilla JS, Framer, Webflow
Styling: Shader / GLSL
Distribution: Web app / online tool, Hosted SaaS product, npm package, Copy-paste snippet
Platform: Web
Content type: 3D assets and scenes, Code, Images / textures / backgrounds, Video
Agent readiness: Structured documentation, Login required, Client-rendered shell
Accessibility: Unknown
Maturity: Actively maintained
Pricing detail: Reported, not verified first-hand: free plan gives all effects and up to 10 publishes, non-commercial only; Legend $14/month billed annually adds unlimited publishes, a commercial licence, 3D models, video hosting, versioning, and custom fonts. The pricing page did not render for a direct fetch.
Package: unicornstudio-react

Components it ships

Gradient Background Model Viewer Animation Text Effect

Helps you build

Homepage Features

Notable for

75+ prebuilt effects
~50 KB gzipped runtime
one-click exports for Framer, Webflow, Figma Sites, React
3D model and video layers
runtime variables and presets API

Provenance

Verified 2026-08-15. HTTP 200. https://www.unicorn.studio/docs/ and https://www.unicorn.studio/docs/embed/ read cleanly. https://www.unicorn.studio/, /home/, and /pricing return 200 but render as empty JS shells with only the title; pricing figures come from a web search of secondary sources and are flagged as unverified.

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