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lottie-android
35,090

Lottie for Android is a library that renders After Effects animations natively on mobile and web platforms.

Code Example

val animationView = findViewById<LottieAnimationView>(R.id.animation_view)
animationView.setAnimation(R.raw.animation)
animationView.playAnimation()

Pros

Offers high-quality, vector-based animations that are resolution-independent and lightweight.
Provides a seamless workflow from design to development, allowing designers to create complex animations in After Effects.
Supports a wide range of animation properties and effects, including shape morphing and color interpolation.

Cons

Limited to animations created in After Effects, which may require additional software and skills.
Performance can be impacted for very complex animations on lower-end devices.
Lacks some of the real-time, interactive animation capabilities found in libraries like react-spring or react-native-reanimated.

lottie-web
30,711

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 animations exported directly from After Effects, unlike many other libraries.
Offers cross-platform compatibility (web, iOS, Android) with consistent rendering.
Provides excellent performance optimization for smooth animations, even on mobile devices.

Cons

Requires designers to use After Effects for creating animations, which may not be accessible to all teams.
Limited interactivity options compared to libraries like react-spring or react-native-reanimated.
Steeper learning curve for developers unfamiliar with After Effects or animation concepts.

react-spring
28,313

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 many other libraries like react-transition-group or react-animations.
Provides excellent performance and smooth animations, even for complex scenarios, similar to react-native-reanimated.
Highly flexible and can be used for both simple and complex animations, unlike more specialized libraries like react-burger-menu or pixel-art-react.

Cons

Has a steeper learning curve compared to simpler animation libraries like auto-animate or react-native-animatable.
Lacks built-in support for SVG animations, unlike libraries such as lottie-web or tsparticles.
May require more code for basic animations compared to declarative solutions like moti or framer-motion.

react-three-fiber
27,816

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 creating 3D scenes, which can be easier to understand and maintain.
Offers a rich ecosystem of hooks and helpers for common 3D tasks.

Cons

Has a steeper learning curve compared to 2D animation libraries like react-spring or Framer Motion.
May have performance limitations for complex 3D scenes compared to vanilla Three.js.
Less suitable for simple 2D animations or transitions compared to libraries like react-transition-group or react-native-animatable.

motion
26,432

motiondivision/motion is a React animation library that provides a simple 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 more intuitive and declarative API compared to libraries like react-motion or react-transition-group
Provides better performance than CSS-based animation libraries due to its use of the Web Animations API
Supports a wide range of animation types, including keyframes and spring animations, making it more versatile than some specialized libraries

Cons

Has a steeper learning curve compared to simpler libraries like auto-animate or react-native-animatable
Lacks some of the advanced 3D capabilities found in libraries like react-three-fiber
May have a larger bundle size compared to lightweight alternatives, potentially impacting initial load times

All Top Projects

lottie-android

35,090

Render After Effects animations natively on Android and iOS, Web, and React Native

lottie-web

30,711

Render After Effects animations natively on Web, Android and iOS, and React Native. http://airbnb.io/lottie/

react-spring

28,313

✌️ A spring physics based React animation library

react-three-fiber

27,816

🇨🇭 A React renderer for Three.js

motion

26,432

A modern animation library for React and JavaScript

react-motion

21,719

A spring that solves your animation problems.

auto-animate

12,962

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-transition-group

10,200

An easy way to perform animations when a React component enters or leaves the DOM

react-native-animatable

9,858

Standard set of easy to use animations and declarative transitions for React Native

react-native-reanimated

9,174

React Native's Animated library reimplemented

tsparticles

7,815

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.