Motion.dev Complete Documentation
VerifiedComplete Motion.dev documentation - modern animation library for React, JavaScript, and Vue (formerly Framer Motion)
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# Motion.dev Documentation
Motion is a modern animation library for React, JavaScript, and Vue. It's the evolution of Framer Motion, offering:
- Tiny size: Just 2.3kb for the mini HTML/SVG version
- High performance: Hardware-accelerated animations
- Flexible: Animate HTML, SVG, WebGL, and JavaScript objects
- Easy to use: Intuitive API with smart defaults
- Spring physics: Natural, kinetic animations
- Scroll animations: Link values to scroll position
- Gestures: Drag, hover, tap, and more
Quick Reference
Installation
```bash npm install motion ```
Basic Animation
```javascript import { animate } from "motion"
// Animate elements animate(".box", { rotate: 360, scale: 1.2 })
// Spring animation animate(element, { x: 100 }, { type: "spring", stiffness: 300 })
// Stagger multiple elements animate("li", { opacity: 1 }, { delay: stagger(0.1) }) ```
React
```jsx import { motion } from "motion/react"
<motion.div animate={{ rotate: 360 }} transition={{ duration: 2 }} /> ```
Scroll Animations
```javascript import { scroll } from "motion"
scroll(animate(".box", { scale: [1, 2, 1] })) ```
Documentation Structure
- `quick-start.md` - Installation and first animation
- More docs to be added...
When to Use This Skill
- Use this skill when:
- Implementing animations in web applications
- Optimizing animation performance
- Creating scroll-based effects
- Building interactive UI with gestures
- Migrating from Framer Motion to Motion
External Resources
- Official site: https://motion.dev
- GitHub: https://github.com/motiondivision/motion
- Examples: https://motion.dev/examples
Use Cases
- Implement smooth animations in React, JavaScript, and Vue with Motion.dev
- Create scroll-triggered animations and page transitions
- Build gesture-based interactions with spring physics animations
- Migrate from Framer Motion to Motion.dev's updated API
- Reference Motion.dev documentation for animation best practices and patterns
Pros & Cons
Pros
- +Compatible with multiple platforms including claude-code, openclaw
- +Well-documented with detailed usage instructions and examples
- +Strong community adoption with a large number of downloads
Cons
- -No built-in analytics or usage metrics dashboard
- -Configuration may require familiarity with frontend development concepts
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