framer/motion VS react-spring

The two most popular choices now (circa Jan 2024) are React Transition Group, started in 2016, and Framer Motion, started in 2018. I'm not too familiar with the former, so this article solely dives into the workings of AnimatePresence from Framer Motion and how it's able to enable exit animations.

Install Framer Motion with npm install framer-motion.

GitHub: https://github.com/framer/motion

At this point, I was already using a tilt component (react-parallax-tilt) in my portfolio, and after checking this page I had the general idea of how it should be done, a container with transform-style: preserve-3d, with two children, one tilt and the other an image, both having backface-visibility: hidden and the tilt being rotated to face backward at the start. For the animation, I decided to use framer-motion because I was already familiar with it and knew it had what was needed to get the job done (and I'm glad I did because later I needed to await the animation and it was easy with framer-motion).

Two of the most popular animation libraries for React include React Spring [26.1k+ GitHub stars] and Framer Motion [19.6k+ GitHub stars], but there are many to choose from. Arafat Islam has a great list of animation libraries here.

Why should you consider using Framer Motion in your React project? Framer Motion is a fairly popular and actively maintained library, with 19k stars on GitHub, and plenty of resources to support it.

Framer Motion has over 18,000 GitHub stars and 2.2M weekly NPM downloads.

React-spring, tailored for React applications, offers a seamless animation experience across all major browsers with its uncomplicated API. It not only caters to web environments but also supports react-native, react-three-fiber, react-konva, and react-zdog. Its TypeScript foundation facilitates easy integration into existing projects.

For adding physics-based animations to React applications, React Spring stands out. It offers a spring-physics based animation library that greatly simplifies the implementation of animations, making them feel more natural. React Spring is essential for developers looking to enhance the user experience with interactive and engaging animations.

React Spring - You can find more information and documentation for React Spring on their official website at react-spring.dev. React Spring is a feature-rich animation library that leverages physics-based animations to create smooth and interactive animations in React.

One notable component in Headless UI is Transition. It provides a simple way to animate React Components, making it a great option for developers who want basic animation functionality without using more complicated solutions like React Spring or Framer Motion.

In an effort to leverage the extensive React ecosystem and the wide range of readily available tools and libraries, the Qwik team devised the "Qwik React" solution. This approach involves converting React components into Qwik components, also known as islands. By doing so, we can harness the power of React's vast ecosystem, which includes popular libraries such as MUI, ThreeJs, and React Spring, to enhance our applications.

Two of the most popular animation libraries for React include React Spring [26.1k+ GitHub stars] and Framer Motion [19.6k+ GitHub stars], but there are many to choose from. Arafat Islam has a great list of animation libraries here.

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