Top 10 JavaScript Animation Libraries in 2025

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SurveyJS - JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor
Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build dynamic JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.
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Civic Auth - Web2 & Web3 login in a simple SDK
Drop Civic Auth into your app with native TS/JS support. Email login, SSO options, embedded wallets, and full session management. Minimal config. Deploy in under 5 minutes.
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  1. theatre

    Motion design editor for the web

    Check Theatre.js πŸ”₯

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build dynamic JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.

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  3. three.js

    JavaScript 3D Library.

    Check Three.js πŸ”₯

  4. popmotion

    Simple animation libraries for delightful user interfaces

    Check Popmotion πŸ”₯

  5. Mo.js

    The motion graphics toolbelt for the web

    Check Mo.js πŸ”₯

  6. GreenSock-JS

    GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform), a JavaScript animation library for the modern web

    Check GSAP πŸ”₯

  7. barba

    Create badass, fluid and smooth transitions between your website’s pages

    Check Barba.js πŸ”₯

  8. anime.js

    JavaScript animation engine

    Check Anime.js πŸ”₯

  9. Civic Auth

    Web2 & Web3 login in a simple SDK. Drop Civic Auth into your app with native TS/JS support. Email login, SSO options, embedded wallets, and full session management. Minimal config. Deploy in under 5 minutes.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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