A cleaner reveal

The next page now appears along the edge of the sweep. The previous page stays ahead of the band, without showing through behind it.

• Improved

  Shorter final fade, from 700 ms to 220 ms, with a softer glow and less lingering color.

• Improved

  Transitions hold the current view while the next page update finishes rendering.

• Improved

  Browsers without support for the new reveal use a cover-and-reveal transition. Reduced-motion preferences skip the animation.

• Fixed

  Interrupted, cancelled, and resized transitions no longer leave the effect on screen. Errors and invalid timing values are handled without trapping the transition.

• Fixed

  Links preserve query parameters, section anchors, and scroll settings. Downloads and opening links in a new tab keep their usual behavior.

• Performance

  The effect stops drawing when invisible and resumes for the next transition.

Updated color presets

All six palettes have been rebuilt around eight accent colors, with smoother blends as the sweep moves across the page.

• Improved

  Updated prism, berry, lagoon, citrus, azure, and ember presets.

• Improved

  Colors now blend in OKLCH for more consistent transitions between neighboring hues.

Refined motion and controls

A simpler sweep, with straighter edges, softer color blending, and more control over its shape.

• Improved

  Straight edges by default, with optional waves. Adjusted the timing of the page change during the sweep.

• Fixed

  Navigation continues if the visual effect cannot start.

• Fixed

  Ripple controls now apply correctly. Settings stay within supported ranges.

MIT license

Added an MIT license. Glimm is free to use, modify, and share under its terms.

Introducing Glimm

The first public release. Add a sweep of color to page transitions with a standalone core and integrations for React and Next.js.