Anime.js
Lightweight JavaScript animation engine for creating smooth animations.
Animation and motion npm MIT
Used in agent projects
35
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in animation and motion
#16 of 28
by use in those projects
Downloads
1M
npm, last 7 days, animejs
GitHub stars
73.5K
last push Aug 21, 2026
How Anime.js is used
Anime.js is a dependency in 35 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #16 of 28 in animation and motion. The most used alternative there is Framer Motion. Projects that use it most often also use Lucide React (62.9%), Tailwind CSS (82.9%), React (88.6%).
Often used with Anime.js
| Lucide React | 62.9% of Anime.js projects · 3.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| Tailwind CSS | 82.9% of Anime.js projects · 2.4× more than average |
| React | 88.6% of Anime.js projects · 2.0× more than average |
| GSAP | 42.9% of Anime.js projects · 9.1× more than average |
| React Three Fiber | 51.4% of Anime.js projects · 2.8× more than average |
| Three.js | 51.4% of Anime.js projects · 2.8× more than average |
| Framer Motion | 42.9% of Anime.js projects · 3.2× more than average |
| clsx | 48.6% of Anime.js projects · 2.7× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Anime.js as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install animejs |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (19), TypeScript / JavaScript (14), PHP (2) |
| Example projects | mano-sudo/portfolio-v3, GoodM4ven/NATIVE_TALL_muttasiq-dot-com, antonL95/laravel-skeleton |
Alternatives to Anime.js
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framer Motion npm Simple and powerful animation library for React components. |
1,703 (13.4%) | 50.1M | 33.9K | MIT |
| Tailwind CSS Animate npm Tailwind CSS plugin adding ready-to-use animation utilities. |
945 (7.4%) | 20.4M | — | MIT |
| tw-animate-css npm Tailwind CSS v4.0 compatible animation plugin replacement. |
851 (6.7%) | 39.6M | 806 | MIT |
| Embla Carousel npm Lightweight carousel component with fluid motion and precise swipe handling for React. |
605 (4.8%) | 30.4M | 8,439 | MIT |
| GSAP npm Professional animation library for high-performance CSS, SVG, canvas and React animations. |
599 (4.7%) | 5.9M | 29K | Standard 'no charge' license: https://gsap.com/standard-license. |
| Motion npm Animation library for JavaScript and React with simple, powerful motion primitives. |
416 (3.3%) | 24.4M | 33.9K | MIT |
| Lenis npm Smooth scrolling library that enhances page scroll experiences with physics-based animations. |
193 (1.5%) | 1.8M | 16.3K | MIT |
| React Native Reanimated npm High-performance animation library for React Native with worklet support. |
129 (1.0%) | 9.3M | 11K | MIT |