Rust + WASM Mandelbrot Set

Description

This project showcases a real-time, interactive Mandelbrot set powered by Rust + WebAssembly (WASM) and rendered via WebGL in the browser.

You can pan, pinch, scroll, and zoom infinitely - all computations are handled on the GPU for smooth performance, even on mobile devices.

Source code is available on GitHub.
🚀 Try the live demo here

Running Locally

Prerequisites

• Rust (with wasm-pack)
• Node.js & npm – for the React frontend

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/martishin/rust-wasm-mandelbrot
   cd rust-wasm-mandelbrot

2. Build the WebAssembly module:

   cd mandelbrot_wasm
   make build

3. Install frontend dependencies and start dev server:

   cd ../client
   npm install
   npm run dev

4. Open in your browser: http://localhost:5173

Technologies Used

• Rust + WebAssembly (WASM) – for GPU shader setup and bindings
• React + Vite – responsive frontend