# @tsparticles/interaction-external-trail

> tsParticles trail external interaction

Latest version **4.4.0** (published 2026-08-31) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @tsparticles/interaction-external-trail
pnpm add @tsparticles/interaction-external-trail
yarn add @tsparticles/interaction-external-trail
bun add @tsparticles/interaction-external-trail
```

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.4.0 |
| Published | 2026-08-31 |
| First published | 2023-01-20 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 214.1 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 8982 |
| Author | Matteo Bruni |
| Maintainers | matteobruni |
| Keywords | front-end, frontend, tsparticles, particles.js, particlesjs, particles, particle, canvas, jsparticles, xparticles, particles-js, particles-bg, particles-bg-vue, particles-ts, particles.ts, react-particles-js, react-particles.js, react-particles, react, reactjs, vue-particles, ngx-particles, angular-particles, particleground, vue, vuejs, preact, preactjs, jquery, angularjs, angular, typescript, javascript, animation, web, html5, web-design, webdesign, css, html, css3, animated, background, confetti, canvas, fireworks, fireworks-js, confetti-js, confettijs, fireworksjs, canvas-confetti, tsparticles-plugin, @tsparticles/interaction |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tsparticles/interaction-external-trail
- Repository: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles
- Homepage: https://particles.js.org
- Issues: https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@tsparticles/interaction-external-trail

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## Recent versions

- 4.4.0 (latest) — 2026-08-31
- 4.0.0-beta.17 (beta) — 2026-05-15
- 4.0.0-alpha.28 (alpha) — 2026-03-15
- 3.0.2 (next) — 2023-12-06
- 4.3.2 — 2026-07-10
- 4.3.1 — 2026-07-01
- 4.3.0 — 2026-06-27
- 4.2.1 — 2026-06-19
- 4.2.0 — 2026-06-17
- 4.1.3 — 2026-06-03
- 4.1.2 — 2026-06-01
- 4.1.1 — 2026-05-31
- 4.1.0 — 2026-05-29
- 4.0.5 — 2026-05-19
- 4.0.4 — 2026-05-19
- … 65 more at https://npm.io/package/@tsparticles/interaction-external-trail/versions

## README

[![banner](https://particles.js.org/images/banner2.png)](https://particles.js.org)

# tsParticles External Trail Interaction

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[tsParticles](https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles) interaction plugin for trail effect around mouse or HTML
elements.

## Quick checklist

1. Install `@tsparticles/engine` (or use the CDN bundle below)
2. Call the package loader function(s) before `tsParticles.load(...)`
3. Apply the package options in your `tsParticles.load(...)` config

## How to use it

### CDN / Vanilla JS / jQuery

The CDN/Vanilla version JS has one required file in vanilla configuration:

Including the `tsparticles.interaction.external.trail.min.js` file will export the function to load the interaction
plugin:

```javascript
loadExternalTrailInteraction;
```

### Usage

Once the scripts are loaded you can set up `tsParticles` and the interaction plugin like this:

```javascript
(async () => {
  await loadInteractivityPlugin(tsParticles);
  await loadExternalTrailInteraction(tsParticles);

  await tsParticles.load({
    id: "tsparticles",
    options: {/* options */},
  });
})();
```

### ESM / CommonJS

This package is compatible also with ES or CommonJS modules, firstly this needs to be installed, like this:

```shell
$ npm install @tsparticles/interaction-external-trail
```

or

```shell
$ yarn add @tsparticles/interaction-external-trail
```

Then you need to import it in the app, like this:

```javascript
const { tsParticles } = require("@tsparticles/engine");
const { loadInteractivityPlugin } = require("@tsparticles/plugin-interactivity");
const { loadExternalTrailInteraction } = require("@tsparticles/interaction-external-trail");

(async () => {
  await loadInteractivityPlugin(tsParticles);
  await loadExternalTrailInteraction(tsParticles);
})();
```

or

```javascript
import { tsParticles } from "@tsparticles/engine";
import { loadInteractivityPlugin } from "@tsparticles/plugin-interactivity";
import { loadExternalTrailInteraction } from "@tsparticles/interaction-external-trail";

(async () => {
  await loadInteractivityPlugin(tsParticles);
  await loadExternalTrailInteraction(tsParticles);
})();
```

## Option mapping

- Event mode key: `interactivity.events.onHover.mode` or `interactivity.events.onClick.mode` with value `"trail"`
- Mode options key: `interactivity.modes.trail`

```json
{
  "interactivity": {
    "events": {
      "onHover": {
        "enable": true,
        "mode": "trail"
      }
    },
    "modes": {
      "trail": {}
    }
  }
}
```

## Common pitfalls

- Calling `tsParticles.load(...)` before `loadInteractivityPlugin(...)`
- Verify required peer packages before enabling advanced options
- Change one option group at a time to isolate regressions quickly

## Related docs

- All packages catalog: <https://github.com/tsparticles/tsparticles>
- Main docs: <https://particles.js.org/docs/>

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