Last month on Glitch, the June 2023 edition
Right now it feels like there is so much going on around the web! It might seem like it’s getting harder to keep track of all of the things, but taking a break is always okay. Studies show that taking frequent breaks in general keeps you more relaxed, more productive, and my personal favorite: more creative. So roll back your shoulders, unclench your jaw, take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth, and enjoy what the Glitch community created during the month of June.
In case you missed it, way back at the beginning of last month, we gave glitch.com a makeover, so it could reflect all of the cool, intriguing, and inspiring projects that you—the Glitch community—create! Take a look sometime, you might just see your own app. 😉 Plus, if you’re at all curious about the new Apple Vision Pro, you can start building for the XR future now on Glitch!
Oh! And another thing. Glitch celebrated its seventh birthday recently, making it a Gemini (making the fish, in fact, twins)! Shoutout to those of you who remember it way back when it was HyperDev.
Installable web wins 🏆
One of the least-known, but coolest things about modern web apps is how you can easily install them on your phone or laptop or tablet to run just like any other app. Here are some of the latest glitch apps you might want to install, all based on remixing our ~glitch-hello-installable starter that lets you make apps like this for free:
- What2Eat, created by @bangorip, is a meal-planning app that pulls in quick recipes for you using basic styles
- ~jungle-pwa-webusb, created by @florent.vibert, @griffaud, and @gilles.riffaud is a demo of an installable Progressive Web App with WebUSB capability.
- ~leomessi, created by @saachidhaliwal is a site focused on dark matter and dark energy for all your dark astrophysicist needs.
~mayfly, created by @somi is an ephemeral notepad where your notes last 24 hours…seems like this would be great for venting.
Cool tools 😎
- ~terrific-jumbled-lock, created by @Pufferfish101007 is a JavaScript Compute starter app for Glitch to port to Rust created during the Glitch Community Testing Program!
- ~testing-hill-shading, created by @Pomax is a tutorial that shows you how to turn a height map image into a nice looking 2D map
- ~skitter-luminous-heaven, created by @lita.doolan, is a feminist wellness chatbot that encourages you with suggestions on how to relax
- ~florentine-glen-piccolo, created by @atog is a script that will show others what you're listening to via last.fm
**Games + fun 👾 **
- ~yyna, created by @yynaa** **is a cute site full of mini-games to play
- ~you-see-the-moon, created by @identikitten is a microfiction site they made to not let echo anxiety defeat them—or you!
- ~alignments, created by @vanessa-vasquez is an app that allows you to create and share alignment charts with your friends. Finally, an app that shows if you’re more of a Jenn Schiffer or Jenn Turner type of Jenn.
~stupendous-aluminum-citrine, created by @lyzleong is a collection of skies from friends scattered all over the world using spreadsheets to create it!
WebXR and other art! 🖼️
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~flexispot-sit2go-fc211, created by @sgidon is a 3D rendering of FlexiSpot Sit2Go Model FC211, for all you ergonomic workstation fans.
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~needle-apple-vision-pro, created by our pal @herbst from Needle Tools, answers the question who renders the renderer??
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~storiesinmotion, created by @federica.ballardini is a site dedicated to the collaborative investigation of rights violations at the Franco-Italian border of Menton and Ventimiglia. Wonders of the web ✨
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~wide-calm-silk, created by @sammy.mcmillion is a very pretty portfolio page in one of our favorite colors 💕
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~vague-but-exciting, created by @giulia.laco were the very words used to describe Tim Berners-Lee’s March 1989 proposal.
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~switzerland-rainforest is another fascinating app created by @mapsmania that lets you compare the size of Switzerland around the globe.
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~newleafradio is a really cute online radio of Animal Crossing: New Horizons songs with custom weather!
And that’s a wrap on another amazing month for the Glitch community! Follow us across the open social web 🌐
- @[email protected]
- @glitch.bksy.social
- @glitchdotcom on Cohost
- @glitch on Twitter You can still send your projects and playlists to us via the community forum, or email [email protected]—we’d love to see your work in our next roundup!
_The project featured in this post’s header image is ~melding, a nicely made clone of the 2048 game created by @AndrewHanson that you can download to your phone right now!