About this plugin
BeforeSunrise Realistic Snowfall places a click-through Canvas 2D layer above your existing website. Its softly rendered particles use three depth layers, individual motion and controlled random variation instead of repeating a fixed animation.
The free plugin includes:
- the balanced Classic Snowfall style
- realistic soft flakes without typographic snowflake symbols
- three depth layers
- automatic color and automatic performance adjustment
- fixed particle pools and capped device-pixel ratio
- a subtle mobile mode
- pause while the browser tab is hidden
- an annual date range that can cross New Year’s Day
- daily time windows, including overnight windows
- display on the entire website or only the homepage
- reduced-motion support
- an interactive preview in the WordPress backend
- translation-ready English source text for WordPress.org language packs
The effect is disabled after installation. Enable it only after checking the preview and schedule.
No external JavaScript, images, fonts, tracking or third-party services are loaded on the frontend. The canvas uses pointer-events: none, so links, forms, menus and fixed website controls remain usable.
BeforeSunrise Realistic Snowfall Pro
The separately installed Pro add-on expands the plugin to seven snow styles, weighted style mixing, detailed snow and performance controls, selected pages, one-time dates, weekdays and refined Christmas decorations. Decorations include a filigree light wire, optional botanical branches, hanging ornaments, separately switchable gifts and candle, selectable colors and subtle cursor stardust.
The free plugin remains fully usable without Pro. org package.
See all Free and Pro features, compare both editions, try the interactive Pro preview and purchase Pro:
de/realistic-snowfall/
Privacy
The free plugin does not collect personal data, create cookies or contact external services.