Javascript Animation Libraries

GSAPgsap.com

A JavaScript library for building high-performance animations that work in every major browser

Velocity.jsvelocityjs.org

Velocity is a lightweight animation engine with the same API as jQuery's $.animate()

lax.jsalexfoxy/laxxx

Simple & light weight vanilla javascript plugin to create smooth & beautiful animations when you scroll!

Rellax.jsdixonandmoe/rellax

A buttery smooth, super lightweight, vanilla javascript parallax library

three.jsmrdoob/three.js

An easy to use, lightweight, 3D library with a default WebGL renderer.

Atroposatroposjs.com

Atropos is a lightweight, free and open-source JavaScript library to create stunning touch-friendly 3D parallax hover effects.

wow.jswowjs.uk

Reveal Animations When You Scroll.

chocolat.jschocolat.insipi.de

Free lightbox plugin.

Animate On Scrollmichalsnik.github.io

Animate on scroll library to reveal animations when You scroll.

Tilt.jsgijsroge.github.io

A tiny requestAnimationFrame powered 60+fps lightweight parallax hover tilt effect for jQuery.

Roughnotationroughnotation.com

Rough Notation is a small JavaScript library to create and animate annotations on a web page

tsParticlesparticles.js.org

A lightweight library for creating particles, an improved version of the abandoned and obsolete particles.js

Particles.jsvincentgarreau.com

A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles

mo.jsmojs.github.io

The motion graphics toolbelt for the web

Lightbox2lokeshdhakar.com

A small JS library to overlay images on top of the current page.

Slickkenwheeler.github.io

Fully responsive carousel

barba.jsbarba.js.org

Create fluid and smooth transitions between your website’s pages.

Locomotive Scrolllocomotivemtl.github.io

A simple scroll library that provides detection of elements in viewport & smooth scrolling with parallax.

Owl carouselowlcarousel2.github.io

Free responsive jQuery carousel

Swiperjsswiperjs.com

Free, Open Source, Modern Slider without jQuery. Available for Vanilla JS and all modern frameworks like React, Vue, Angular etc.

Splidesplidejs.com

Free, pure JS library for carousels and sliders

Simple Parallaxsimpleparallax.com

The easiest way to get a parallax effect with javascript

KUTE.jsthednp.github.io

KUTE.js is a JavaScript animation engine for modern browsers.

Granim.jssarcadass.github.io

Create fluid and interactive gradient animations with this small javascript library.

Popmotionpopmotion.io

Simple animation libraries for delightful user interfaces.

Vivusmaxwellito.github.io

Vivus is a lightweight JavaScript class (with no dependencies) that allows you to animate SVGs, giving them the appearence of being drawn.

Typed.jsmattboldt.com

A JavaScript Typing Animation Library.

Progress Bar.jskimmobrunfeldt.github.io

Responsive and slick progress bars with animated SVG paths.

Midnight.jsaerolab.github.io

Midnight.js lets you switch fixed headers on the fly

Tingle.jstingle.robinparisi.com

Tingle is a simple modal plugin written in pure JavaScript

Theatre.jstheatrejs.com

Theatre.js is a JavaScript animation library with a GUI. It animates the DOM, WebGL, and any other JavaScript variable.

splidejssplidejs.com

Splide is a lightweight, flexible and accessible slider/carousel written in TypeScript. No dependencies, no Lighthouse errors.

Free GSAP Effectsjaydickinson/free-gsap-effects

MIT-licensed, copy-paste GSAP animation effects, UI components and website templates, each with a live demo, reduced-motion fallbacks and cleanup built in.

nice-wavesgvguy.github.io

Beautiful animated waves

Vanta.jsvantajs.com

Animated website backgrounds in a few lines of code.

Splitting.jssplitting.js.org

Splitting creates elements and adds CSS variables to unlock amazing possibilities for animating text, grids, and more!