What is this?
Anime.js is a fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple yet powerful API for animating things on the web.
Anime.js is a fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple yet powerful API for animating things on the web.Is it a library I import into my code, or a ready-made app?It is a library: anime.js V4 is consumed by importing its ES modules into your own project, not something you run on its own.
It is a library: anime.js V4 is consumed by importing its ES modules into your own project, not something you run on its own.How do I add it to a project?Install the npm package and import its modules in your code; the README links to the full V4 documentation covering the complete usage walkthrough.
Install the npm package and import its modules in your code; the README links to the full V4 documentation covering the complete usage walkthrough.Does anime.js pull in any other libraries?No — the package ships zero runtime dependencies, so nothing else gets installed alongside it.
No — the package ships zero runtime dependencies, so nothing else gets installed alongside it.I used anime.js v3 — will my old code still work on v4?V4 changed the API from v3, and the repo ships an official v3 to v4 migration guide for porting existing code.
V4 changed the API from v3, and the repo ships an official v3 to v4 migration guide for porting existing code.What can it animate?CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and plain JavaScript objects — so styles, vector graphics and even arbitrary object values can be animated.
CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and plain JavaScript objects — so styles, vector graphics and even arbitrary object values can be animated.Can it run outside the browser, say in Node?It is built for the browser (CSS, SVG, DOM), but the repo runs a Node test suite and publishes CJS builds, so animating plain objects also works in Node.
It is built for the browser (CSS, SVG, DOM), but the repo runs a Node test suite and publishes CJS builds, so animating plain objects also works in Node.Does it come with TypeScript types?Yes — the build generates type declarations alongside the ESM, UMD, CJS and IIFE bundles, and the repo typechecks its own code and examples with tsc.
Yes — the build generates type declarations alongside the ESM, UMD, CJS and IIFE bundles, and the repo typechecks its own code and examples with tsc.Which topics is it in?css-animations, svg-animation, engine, esm, anime, mit-license, dom, canvas, lightweight, svg, javascript-library, animation
css-animations, svg-animation, engine, esm, anime, mit-license, dom, canvas, lightweight, svg, javascript-library, animation