Resources / JavaScript Animation Libraries
GSAP (GreenSock) is the industry standard for high-performance animation, Three.js opens the door to WebGL and 3D, and Swiper handles touch-friendly carousels that work across every framework.
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Greensock
A JavaScript library for building high-performance animations that work in every major browser
Velocity.js
Simple & light weight vanilla javascript plugin to create smooth & beautiful animations when you scroll!
Rellax.js
A buttery smooth, super lightweight, vanilla javascript parallax library
Three.js
An easy to use, lightweight, 3D library with a default WebGL renderer.
Atropos
Atropos is a lightweight, free and open-source JavaScript library to create stunning touch-friendly 3D parallax hover effects.
Wow.js
Reveal Animations When You Scroll.
Chocolat.js
Free lightbox plugin.
Animate On Scroll
Animate on scroll library to reveal animations when You scroll.
Tilt.js
A tiny requestAnimationFrame powered 60+fps lightweight parallax hover tilt effect for jQuery.
Roughnotation
Rough Notation is a small JavaScript library to create and animate annotations on a web page
tsParticles
A lightweight library for creating particles, an improved version of the abandoned and obsolete particles.js
Particles.js
A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles
Mo.js
The motion graphics toolbelt for the web
Lightbox2
A small JS library to overlay images on top of the current page.
Slick
Fully responsive carousel
Barba.js
Create fluid and smooth transitions between your website’s pages.
Locomotive Scroll
A simple scroll library that provides detection of elements in viewport & smooth scrolling with parallax.
Owl carousel
Free responsive jQuery carousel
Swiperjs
Free, Open Source, Modern Slider without jQuery. Available for Vanilla JS and all modern frameworks like React, Vue, Angular etc.
Splide
Free, pure JS library for carousels and sliders
Simple Parallax
The easiest way to get a parallax effect with javascript
KUTE.js
KUTE.js is a JavaScript animation engine for modern browsers.
Granim.js
Create fluid and interactive gradient animations with this small javascript library.
Popmotion
Simple animation libraries for delightful user interfaces.
Vivus
Vivus is a lightweight JavaScript class (with no dependencies) that allows you to animate SVGs, giving them the appearance of being drawn.
Typed.js
A JavaScript Typing Animation Library.
Progress Bar.js
Responsive and slick progress bars with animated SVG paths.
Midnight.js
Midnight.js lets you switch fixed headers on the fly
Tingle.js
Tingle is a simple modal plugin written in pure JavaScript
Theatre.js
Theatre.js is a JavaScript animation library with a GUI. It animates the DOM, WebGL, and any other JavaScript variable.
Splidejs
Splide is a lightweight, flexible and accessible slider/carousel written in TypeScript. No dependencies, no Lighthouse errors.
Nice-waves
Beautiful animated waves
Vanta.js
Animated website backgrounds in a few lines of code.
Best JavaScript Animation Libraries for Web Developers
JavaScript animation libraries enable sophisticated motion graphics, scroll effects, 3D scenes, and interactive experiences that pure CSS cannot achieve. From GSAP's industry-standard timeline-based animations to Three.js WebGL 3D rendering, the JavaScript animation ecosystem is rich and powerful.
CodeHelper's curated JavaScript animation libraries collection covers GSAP, Three.js, Framer Motion, Lottie, Anime.js, and many more tools for building compelling web animations and motion graphics.
What to look for in a JavaScript animation library
- Performance: The best libraries use requestAnimationFrame, CSS transforms, and avoid layout thrashing for smooth 60fps animations.
- Timeline control: Sequence-based animation systems (like GSAP timelines) make complex multi-step animations manageable.
- Scroll integration: Many modern animation libraries include scroll-trigger capabilities for scroll-linked and scroll-triggered animations.
How to use this resource collection
- Browse the curated list of JavaScript animation libraries below.
- Click any library to open its documentation in a new tab.
- Use the search bar to filter by name or description.
Whether you are implementing scroll animations for a landing page, building a WebGL 3D experience, or creating motion graphics with GSAP, this collection covers all your animation library needs.