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ibelick/motion-primitives

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TLDR

A collection of pre-built animated UI components you can drop into any web app to add smooth motion and transitions without building animations from scratch.

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  root((motion-primitives))
    What it does
      Animated components
      Drop-in library
      Beta project
    Tech Stack
      TypeScript
      Motion library
      Tailwind CSS
    Use Cases
      Web animations
      UI polish
      Rapid prototyping
    Audience
      Web developers
      Designers
      Front-end devs
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Add polished animated buttons, modals, or transitions to a website without writing animation code from scratch.

USE CASE 2

Quickly prototype a UI with animated interactions by dropping in pre-built components.

USE CASE 3

Browse and copy animation patterns to learn how to build your own custom animated components.

Tech stack

TypeScriptMotionTailwind CSSReact

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Use freely for any purpose including commercial projects as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Motion-primitives is a collection of pre-built animated UI components for web applications. Each component is designed to add smooth motion and transitions to an interface without requiring developers to build animations from scratch. The components are built using two libraries: Motion, which handles the animation logic, and Tailwind CSS, which handles styling. The project is aimed at developers and designers who want to add polished animated interactions to their sites or apps quickly. Instead of spending time designing and coding animation behavior yourself, you pick a component from this library, drop it into your project, and customize it to fit your design. The library is open source and released under the MIT license, meaning anyone can use it freely, including in commercial projects. The README notes that the project is still in beta, so new components are being added regularly and the existing ones may change significantly over time. Full documentation, including component examples and integration instructions, is available on the project's website. The README itself is brief and points there for details.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm using motion-primitives in my React project. Help me integrate an animated card component that slides in from the left on page load.
Prompt 2
Using motion-primitives and Tailwind CSS, create a button that bounces when clicked and fades in on page load.
Prompt 3
How do I customize the animation timing and easing in a motion-primitives component to match my brand feel?
Prompt 4
Walk me through adding motion-primitives to a Next.js project and show me how to use three different animated components.
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