30 Javascript animation libraries for 2022

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on dev.to

SurveyJS - JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor
Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more.
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Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video.
Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
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  1. Swiper

    Most modern mobile touch slider with hardware accelerated transitions

    19. SwiperJS

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more.

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  3. splide

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

    20. Splide

  4. rough-notation

    Create and animate hand-drawn annotations on a web page

    10. Rough Notation

  5. Mo.js

    The motion graphics toolbelt for the web

    13. mo.js

  6. locomotive-scroll

    🛤 Detection of elements in viewport & smooth scrolling with parallax.

    17. Locomotive Scroll

  7. progressbar.js

    Responsive and slick progress bars

    27. Progress Bar JS

  8. slick

    the last carousel you'll ever need

    15. Slick

  9. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  10. GreenSock-JS

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

    1. Greensock

  11. anime.js

    JavaScript animation engine

    28. AnimeJS

  12. swiffy-slider

    Super fast carousel and slider with touch for optimized websites running in modern browsers.

    Fast, lightweight, dependency free and optimized for touch

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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