
Motion (formerly Framer Motion) is a production-grade, open-source web animation library designed for React, JavaScript, and Vue. It allows developers to craft high-performance, smooth UI animations ranging from simple transforms to complex interactive gestures. The library features an intuitive API that is easy to learn and fun to master, supporting independent transforms, scroll animations, exit animations, gestures, layout transitions, timeline sequences, and spring physics.
Motion is highly versatile, offering a tiny footprint and hybrid engine for optimal performance. It is suitable for a wide range of applications, including animations for LLMs, and provides a rich collection of over 330 pre-built animations plus a library of tutorials and best practices. The library is trusted by leading industry teams and is supported by numerous sponsors and partners.
Advanced features include next-level APIs for effects like magnetic cursors and infinite scrolling tickers, which are built for maximum performance and customization. The community showcases impressive projects such as 3D galleries, carousels, radial sliders, and interactive buttons.
Motion also offers comprehensive resources for mastering animation workflows, including official examples, in-depth tutorials, and courses from industry leaders. Its integration with popular UI libraries and website builders makes it adaptable to various development environments. With over 30 million downloads, Motion continues to be the fastest-growing animation library, constantly evolving with new releases, examples, and tutorials to keep developers at the forefront of web animation technology.