CATEGORY
Best Animation Libraries
Animation packages enable dynamic visual effects and transitions in web applications. They often facilitate declarative control over element properties like position, opacity, and scale over time. Some libraries offer timeline-based sequencing and physics-based motion, while others integrate directly with component frameworks for state-driven animations. This category sees significant adoption, with popular tools like framer-motion and motion leading in weekly downloads.
5 packages · sorted by weekly downloads
PACKAGES
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framer-motion A simple and powerful JavaScript animation library 18.7M 8.1 MB ACTIVE motion An animation library for JavaScript and React. 6.7M 46.4 kB ACTIVE gsap GSAP is a framework-agnostic JavaScript animation library that turns developers into animation superheroes. Build high-performance animations that work in **every** major browser. Animate CSS, SVG, canvas, React, Vue, WebGL, colors, strings, motion paths, 1.6M 27.8 kB ACTIVE @formkit/auto-animate Add motion to your apps with a single line of code. 436.8K 3.3 kB ACTIVE animejs JavaScript animation engine 423.2K 41.9 kB ACTIVE
COMPARISONS
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@formkit/auto-animate vs animejs ★ 83.3K · 860.0K/wk animejs vs framer-motion ★ 101.7K · 19.1M/wk animejs vs motion ★ 101.7K · 7.1M/wk framer-motion vs motion ★ 64.5K · 25.4M/wk @formkit/auto-animate vs framer-motion ★ 46.1K · 19.1M/wk @formkit/auto-animate vs motion ★ 46.1K · 7.1M/wk gsap vs motion ★ 57.8K · 8.3M/wk @formkit/auto-animate vs gsap ★ 39.4K · 2.0M/wk animejs vs gsap ★ 95.0K · 2.0M/wk framer-motion vs gsap ★ 57.8K · 20.2M/wk
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