Motion, animation, WebGL, and 3D
Anime.js
Lightweight JavaScript animation library
Task fit
Use it when
- Targeted Interface Animation
- Code Driven Motion
- Svg And Text Animation
Explore
What to explore
- Javascript Animation
- Timeline Animation
- Svg Animation
- Waapi Animation
- Code
- Motion Example
- Documentation
- Tool
Access
How to access it
- BrowserPreferred route
Open the canonical provider URL; sign-in and other access requirements are not recorded.
Access requirements are not recorded
Open recorded Browser ↗
Compatibility
Works with
- Javascript
- React
- Web
Boundary
Important limitations
- Complex timelines and effects still require performance and reduced Motion review.
- Framework lifecycle integration remains the application author's responsibility.
- The broad API can be excessive for simple layout transitions.
Alternatives
Consider instead
- AutoAnimate
Recorded task fit: Automatic List Transitions.
- GSAP
Recorded task fit: Sequenced Web Animation.
- LottieFiles
Recorded task fit: Lottie Asset Workflow.
- Motion
Recorded task fit: Micro Interactions.
Source details and references
- Domain
- animejs.com
- Source type
- Creative Technology Resource
- Access model
- Open Source
- Availability
- Active
- Coverage
- Profiled
Structured intelligence and evidence are present; explicit human-review provenance is not recorded.
Recorded governance
- Persistence: Persistent
- Redistribution: Allowed
- Attribution: Recommended
- User credential required: No
- Terms review required: Yes
Recorded references
- Anime.js documents modular installation and direct or subpath imports for JavaScript projects. ↗ (Official Documentation, 2026-08-05)
- Anime.js documents animation, timeline, SVG, text, utilities, draggable, and WAAPI feature areas. ↗ (Official Documentation, 2026-08-05)
Research path
Collections
- Motion starter pack
A motion approach matched to the interaction goal, runtime constraints, authoring workflow, and team stack.