All 44 effects that need an LED matrix (without sound), sorted alphabetically. On a regular strip they only show plain single-colour light. What the symbols mean is explained in the overview.
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, # blobs, Blur, TrailPalette: Default
Colored circles (“blobs”) float across the matrix, bounce off the edges, grow and shrink and slowly change color. # blobs = number, Trail = trailing effect.
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, # of lines, Blur, ☑ Gradient, ☑ Smear, ☑ DotsPalette: Default
Several colored lines whose end points swing across the matrix on sine paths – a constantly changing halo of rays. # of lines, Gradient = lines with gradient, Dots = mark the end points.
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, Blur, ☑ MutationPalette: Rainbow
Conway’s “Game of Life” – cells live, die and multiply according to fixed rules; new cells inherit the color of a neighbor. When it stalls or repeats, a new round begins. Mutation = occasional deviations from the rules.
A Lissajous figure (looping curve) in palette colors that rotates slowly. X frequency = shape, Speed = rotation pace.
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WLED 16.0: new setting(s) “Blur”, “Smear”.
Authors: Andrew Tuline (original).
153Matrix⏱️🔥⭐☑️ · 1️⃣2️⃣
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, Spawning rate, Trail, ☑ Custom color
Digital rain as in the movie “The Matrix”: green character trails fall from the top. Spawning rate = density, Trail = trail length, Custom color = Colors 1/2 instead of green.
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Authors: Jeremy Williams (original), Andrew Tuline (WLED adaptation), merkisoft (rework), Ewoud Wijma (rework), softhack007 (rework).
154Metaballs⏱️ · 🎨
Since 0.14 (10/2023)SpeedPalette: Default
Metaballs – three invisible points move around, surrounded by merging color blobs (like in a lava lamp).
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Authors: Stefan Petrick (original), Andrew Tuline (WLED adaptation).
146Noise2D⏱️🔥 · 🎨
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, ScalePalette: Default
Perlin noise as slowly billowing color clouds from the palette. Scale = size of the clouds.
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Authors: Andrew Tuline (original).
126Octopus⏱️⭐⚙️👁️☑️ · 🎨
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, Offset X, Offset Y, Legs, ☑ fasttanPalette: Default
Octopus – tentacle-like spiral arms in palette colors rotate around a (movable) center. Legs = number of arms.
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, Scale, ☑ Flip PalettePalette: Traffic Light
Northern lights – billowing curtains of light made of noise in the middle of the matrix (default palette Aurora-like). Scale = structure, Flip Palette reverses the colors.
Particle system: an attractor in the center pulls particles like a planet, and they orbit it. Mass = attraction force, Swallow = particles get swallowed.
Particle system: ball pit – particles fall from the top and pile up or collide at the bottom; depending on settings like rain, snow or confetti. Size, Hardness (0 = no collisions), Saturation.
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Authors: DedeHai (Damian Schneider) (original).
193PS Box⏱️🔥⭐⚙️👁️☑️☑️☑️ · 🎨
Since 16.0 (05/2026)Speed, Particles, Tilt, Hardness, Size, ☑ Random, ☑ Washing Machine, ☑ SloshingPalette: C9 New
Particle system: particles in a box acted on by changing gravity – they slide back and forth like sand in a tilted box. Tilt = tilt, Washing Machine = rotating gravity, Sloshing = only slosh downward.
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Authors: DedeHai (Damian Schneider) (original).
188PS Fire⏱️🔥⭐⚙️👁️☑️☑️☑️ · 🎨
Since 16.0 (05/2026)Speed, Intensity, Flame Height, Wind, Spread, ☑ Smooth, ☑ Cylinder, ☑ TurbulencePalette: Fire
Particle system: realistic fire made of many particles with wind and turbulence. Flame Height, Wind, Spread, Smooth, Cylinder (wraps around the sides), Turbulence.
Particle system: fireworks – rockets rise and burst into clouds of sparks that sink down with gravity. Launches = number, Explosion Size, Fuse = ignition height, Gravity, Ground = sparks bounce off the ground.
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Authors: DedeHai (Damian Schneider) (original).
191PS Fuzzy Noise⏱️🔥⭐⚙️👁️☑️☑️☑️ · 🎨
Since 16.0 (05/2026)Speed, Particles, Bounce, Friction, Scale, ☑ Cylinder, ☑ Smear, ☑ CollidePalette: Yelblu Hot
Particle system: particles roll “downhill” like marbles on an invisible, slowly shifting noise landscape – creating a grainy, flowing noise image.
Particle system: galaxy – particles spiral into the center and turn white there. Starfield = a star flight out of the center instead.
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Authors: DedeHai (Damian Schneider) (original).
200PS Ghost Rider⏱️🔥⭐⚙️👁️☑️☑️ · 🎨
Since 16.0 (05/2026)Speed, Spiral, Blur, Color Cycle, Spread, ☑ AgeColor, ☑ WallsPalette: * Random Cycle
Particle system: a white head drives curves and spirals across the matrix, dragging a long particle tail of changing color behind it (particle version of Ghost Rider).
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Authors: DedeHai (Damian Schneider) (original), Stepko (template), Blaz Kristan (blazoncek) (template). Particle version of Ghost Rider.
Particle system: meteor impacts – meteors fall down and trigger a particle explosion on impact.
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Authors: DedeHai (Damian Schneider) (original).
187PS Volcano⏱️🔥⭐⚙️👁️☑️☑️☑️ · 🎨
Since 16.0 (05/2026)Speed, Intensity, Move, Bounce, Spread, ☑ AgeColor, ☑ Walls, ☑ CollidePalette: Fire
Particle system: volcano – a crater spits particles upward that fall back with gravity and bounce. Many settings: pace, amount, crater movement, bounce hardness, spread, age color, walls, collisions.
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Authors: DedeHai (Damian Schneider) (original).
190PS Vortex⏱️🔥⭐⚙️👁️☑️☑️☑️ · 🎨
Since 16.0 (05/2026)Rotation Speed, Particle Speed, Arms, Flip, Nozzle, ☑ Smear, ☑ Direction, ☑ Random FlipPalette: Sherbet
Particle system: vortex – rotating particle arms spray outward from the center in a spiral. Arms = number of arms, Nozzle = nozzle width, Flip/Direction = direction of rotation.
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, Y Offset, Trail, Font size, Rotate, ☑ Gradient, ☑ Custom Font, ☑ ReversePalette: Default
Scrolling text. Shows the segment name, or date and time if there is no name; placeholders like #TIME, #DATE, #DDMM are replaced. Options for font size, rotation, gradient, trail and scroll direction.
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WLED 16.0: setting “Overlay” is now called “Custom Font”.
Since 0.14 (10/2023)Speed, Blur, ☑ SmearPalette: Default
Eight dots of light fly on Lissajous paths and leave trails that drift in a different direction every few seconds – like spaceships with contrails. Blur = blurring.
