# Bodymovin (lottie-web) — card for AI agents

After Effects extension that exports animations as JSON, plus the lottie-web JavaScript player that renders them in browsers.

Category: UI animation (Lottie, Rive) · maker Airbnb · checked 2026-10-14

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Free and open source under the MIT license

## License
MIT — https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.md

- commercial: **yes** (Commercial use OK)
  > to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software
  (https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.md)
- attribution: **no** (No credit needed)
  > The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  (https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.md)
- in app: **yes** (Can ship inside your app)
  > to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
  (https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.md)

## Rules to follow
- Keep the MIT license file and copyright notice with any copies of the library you ship.
- Install the player from npm (lottie-web) or download lottie.js from build/player and serve it yourself.
- Gzip lottie.js for production, as the README advises.
- The MIT license covers the software only; check the license of any animation JSON files you load.

## How an agent gets files
- npm install lottie-web, or take lottie.js from the build/player folder of the repo, or the cdnjs bodymovin script (sign-in: none)
- Formats: js, json
- Not allowed: Keep the MIT copyright and permission notice in copies you ship.
- Not allowed: The license covers the player software; animation JSON files have their own licenses.

## How to connect
- Package (npm/PyPI)
- API docs: https://airbnb.io/lottie/
- npm: `npm install lottie-web`
- Repository: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web
- Website: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web

## Notes
Added automatically: a well-known source in its category. License read from the official pages.

## Numbers (AgentGid data)
- Gid Score: 55.4
- GitHub stars: 32,263
- Downloads last week: 4,314,430
- Used in 6 public projects set up for AI coding agents

## Lines to paste into your prompt or AGENTS.md

```
- Bodymovin (lottie-web) (UI animation (Lottie, Rive)). After Effects extension that exports animations as JSON, plus the lottie-web JavaScript player that renders them in browsers. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: npm lottie-web.
  Get files: npm install lottie-web, or take lottie.js from the build/player folder of the repo, or the cdnjs bodymovin script (js, json).
  Not allowed: Keep the MIT copyright and permission notice in copies you ship.
  Not allowed: The license covers the player software; animation JSON files have their own licenses.
  Rule: Keep the MIT license file and copyright notice with any copies of the library you ship.
  Rule: Install the player from npm (lottie-web) or download lottie.js from build/player and serve it yourself.
  Rule: Gzip lottie.js for production, as the README advises.
  Rule: The MIT license covers the software only; check the license of any animation JSON files you load.
  License: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.md (checked 2026-10-14; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/bodymovin/)
```

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/bodymovin/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/bodymovin/commercial-use/
- Source: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.md
- Source: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web

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