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Airbnb/lottie-android is a library for Android that parses Adobe After Effects animations exported as JSON and renders them natively on mobile devices.
Code Example
val animationView = findViewById<LottieAnimationView>(R.id.animation_view)
animationView.setAnimation(R.raw.animation)
animationView.playAnimation()
Pros
- Provides high-quality, vector-based animations that are resolution-independent and lightweight.
- Offers a wide range of customization options and dynamic properties for animations.
- Seamlessly integrates with Android development workflows and tools.
Cons
- Limited to animations created in Adobe After Effects, which may require additional design resources.
- Performance can be impacted for complex animations on lower-end devices.
- Lacks some of the more advanced interactive animation features found in libraries like react-native-reanimated or react-spring.
Lottie-web is a lightweight, high-quality animation library that renders After Effects animations in real-time.
Code Example
import lottie from 'lottie-web';
lottie.loadAnimation({
container: document.getElementById('lottie-container'),
path: 'animation.json',
renderer: 'svg',
loop: true,
autoplay: true,
});
Pros
- Supports complex, high-quality animations exported directly from After Effects.
- Offers cross-platform compatibility (web, iOS, Android) with consistent rendering.
- Provides excellent performance optimization for smooth playback on various devices.
Cons
- Requires designers to use After Effects for creating animations, which may have a steeper learning curve.
- Limited runtime manipulation capabilities compared to some code-based animation libraries.
- File size of animations can be larger than hand-coded alternatives for simple animations.
motiondivision/motion is a React animation library that provides a declarative API for creating smooth animations and transitions.
Code Example
import { motion } from "@motion-canvas/2d";
<motion.div animate={{ x: 100, opacity: 1 }} />
Pros
- Offers a simple and intuitive API for creating complex animations in React applications
- Provides excellent performance through GPU-accelerated animations
- Supports both React and React Native, allowing for cross-platform development
Cons
- Less mature compared to some other animation libraries like Lottie or react-spring
- May have a steeper learning curve for developers new to animation concepts
- Limited documentation and community resources compared to more established libraries
React Three Fiber is a React renderer for Three.js, allowing developers to create 3D graphics and animations using React components.
Code Example
import { Canvas } from '@react-three/fiber'
<Canvas>
<mesh>
<boxGeometry />
<meshStandardMaterial />
</mesh>
</Canvas>
Pros
- Seamlessly integrates Three.js with React, making 3D development more accessible to React developers.
- Provides a declarative approach to 3D scene creation, simplifying complex Three.js setups.
- Offers a rich ecosystem of hooks and helpers for common 3D tasks and optimizations.
Cons
- Steeper learning curve compared to 2D animation libraries like react-spring or Lottie.
- Limited to 3D graphics and animations, unlike more general-purpose animation libraries.
- May have performance limitations for complex 3D scenes compared to native Three.js implementations.
React Spring is a spring-physics based animation library for React applications, providing a flexible and performant way to create fluid animations.
Code Example
import { useSpring, animated } from 'react-spring'
const AnimatedDiv = () => {
const props = useSpring({ opacity: 1, from: { opacity: 0 } })
return <animated.div style={props}>I will fade in</animated.div>
}
Pros
- Offers a more natural, physics-based animation approach compared to traditional easing functions used in libraries like react-transition-group or react-animations.
- Provides better performance than CSS transitions, especially for complex animations, similar to react-native-reanimated.
- Integrates seamlessly with React, offering hooks and components, unlike lower-level animation libraries like Lottie.
Cons
- Has a steeper learning curve compared to simpler animation libraries like react-native-animatable or FormidableLabs/react-animations.
- Lacks built-in support for SVG animations, unlike libraries such as react-move or ant-motion.
- May be overkill for simple transitions or animations that could be achieved with CSS or lighter libraries like auto-animate.
All Top Projects
lottie-android
Render After Effects animations natively on Android and iOS, Web, and React Native
lottie-web
Render After Effects animations natively on Web, Android and iOS, and React Native. http://airbnb.io/lottie/
motion
A modern animation library for React and JavaScript
react-three-fiber
🇨🇭 A React renderer for Three.js
react-spring
✌️ A spring physics based React animation library
react-motion
A spring that solves your animation problems.
auto-animate
A zero-config, drop-in animation utility that adds smooth transitions to your web app. You can use it with React, Vue, or any other JavaScript application.
react-native-reanimated
React Native's Animated library reimplemented
react-transition-group
An easy way to perform animations when a React component enters or leaves the DOM
react-native-animatable
Standard set of easy to use animations and declarative transitions for React Native
tsparticles
tsParticles - Easily create highly customizable JavaScript particles effects, confetti explosions and fireworks animations and use them as animated backgrounds for your website. Ready to use components available for React.js, Vue.js (2.x and 3.x), Angular, Svelte, jQuery, Preact, Inferno, Solid, Riot and Web Components.
number-flow
An animated number component for React, Vue, Svelte, and TS/JS.
Visual CopilotPromo
Visual CopilotTurn Figma designs into high-quality code using AI
react-move
React Move | Beautiful, data-driven animations for React
pixel-art-react
Pixel art animation and drawing web app powered by React
react-native-modal
An enhanced, animated, customizable Modal for React Native.
react-burger-menu
:hamburger: An off-canvas sidebar component with a collection of effects and styles using CSS transitions and SVG path animations
ant-motion
:bicyclist: Animate specification and components of Ant Design
moti
🐼 The React Native (+ Web) animation library, powered by Reanimated 3.
react-flip-move
Effortless animation between DOM changes (eg. list reordering) using the FLIP technique.
ScrollTrigger
Let your page react to scroll changes.
react-animations
🎊 A collection of animations for inline style libraries
react-native-textinput-effects
Text inputs with custom label and icon animations for iOS and android. Built with react native and inspired by Codrops.
react-scroll-parallax
🔮 React hooks and components to create parallax scroll effects for banners, images or any other DOM elements.
FluidTransitions
Fluid Transitions for React Navigation
react-native-keyboard-controller
⌨️ Keyboard manager which works in identical way on both iOS and Android
react-flight
The best way to build animation compositions for React.
scenejs
🎬 Scene.js is JavaScript & CSS timeline-based animation library
react-reveal
Easily add reveal on scroll animations to your React app
albinotonnina.com
Personal portfolio website with interactive animations and visual storytelling. Built with React, featuring modular scene management, comprehensive testing, and smooth cross-device performance.
react-native-collapsible
Animated collapsible component for React Native, good for accordions, toggles etc