Small bundle size, very easy to use, distinguishes animation events (“entering” | “entered” | “exiting” | “exited” | “unmounted”) that can be styled one by one. We’ve tested many alternatives to Framer Motion but honestly, none of them provide so much flexibility and functionalities – so far it has been irreplaceable.

In React’s (and Framer Motion’s) case, we use declarativeness - the way of writing code that represents the effect, thus easy to read and maintain. This imperative approach to animation is hard to maintain due to the descriptive way of writing code.

However, this path is often bumpy when you want to implement anything remotely complex. When developers think about animations, usually the first method that pops up is pure CSS + conditional playback using JavaScript. Why is it better to use framer-motion than tinker with CSS + JS animations yourself?

compatibility with server-side rendering that translates into greater optimization.

support for scrolling animations playback, incredibly useful to visual storytelling.

by implementing gesture support, and drag and drop, you can create awesome animations that respond to user interaction.

implement reusable and orchestrated animation with Variants.

to define the input animation after mounting the component, you edit the value of the ‘animate’ field.

You can think of it as a standard HTML or SVG element enhanced with animation capabilities.

basic animation of elements is done by the ‘motion’ component.

Thanks to Framer Motion’s functionalities we were able to provide not only rich animations but also speed up the general development and improve user experience and engagement. Animations implemented with this solution fit perfectly into further visual enrichment of applications. Framer Motion met our requirements in various projects with crucial audiovisual layers. Framer Motion is a React library that allows you to quickly build both simple and more complex animations in a declarative way.Īt The Software House, we always use proven and supported technologies that provide exquisite developer experience (DX), and most importantly, allow for rapid product development.

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