GSAP
Professional animation library for high-performance CSS, SVG, canvas and React animations.
Animation and motion npm Standard 'no charge' license: https://gsap.com/standard-license.
Used in agent projects
599
4.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in animation and motion
#5 of 28
by use in those projects
Downloads
5.9M
npm, last 7 days, gsap
GitHub stars
29K
last push Apr 13, 2026
How GSAP is used
GSAP is a dependency in 599 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (4.7%), #5 of 28 in animation and motion. The most used alternative there is Framer Motion. Projects that use it most often also use React Three Fiber (80.6%), Three.js (80.5%), React (90.7%). It is more common in projects set up for Kiro (5.5%) than for GitHub Copilot (2.2%).
Often used with GSAP
| React Three Fiber | 80.6% of GSAP projects · 4.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| Three.js | 80.5% of GSAP projects · 4.4× more than average |
| React | 90.7% of GSAP projects · 2.1× more than average |
| Framer Motion | 47.4% of GSAP projects · 3.5× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 72.1% of GSAP projects · 2.1× more than average |
| ESLint | 64.6% of GSAP projects · 1.7× more than average |
| Next.js | 46.9% of GSAP projects · 2.1× more than average |
| Lucide React | 42.7% of GSAP projects · 2.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 3.8% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 2.2% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 2.3% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 4.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 4.7% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 3.3% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 3.3% of projects set up for it |
| Kiro | 5.5% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list GSAP as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install gsap |
|---|---|
| Packages counted | gsap, @gsap/react, @gsap/business |
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (311), Next.js (274), Python (8), PHP (2) |
| Example projects | JNTMTMTM/eIsland, cin12211/orca-q, poeti8/unknown-pleasures, Cap-go/capgo.app, meta-quest/webxr-first-steps |
Alternatives to GSAP
| 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 |
| 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 |
| canvas-confetti npm Performant confetti animation library for creating celebratory effects in browsers. |
103 (0.8%) | 8.5M | 12.8K | ISC |