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Best CSS Animation Libraries in 2026
Animate.css is the classic: add a class and an element bounces, fades or slides. Hover.css does the same for hover effects on links, buttons and images. In Tailwind projects, Tailwind CSS Motion writes animation as utility classes, and tw-animate-css provides the enter and exit utilities shadcn/ui relies on in Tailwind v4. AnimXYZ builds custom animations from composable variables, CSShake makes things shake, and AOS plays CSS animations as elements scroll into view.
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FAQ
- What is the most popular CSS animation library?
- Animate.css. It is a single stylesheet of ready-made keyframe animations applied with class names.
- What should I use for animations in Tailwind CSS?
- Tailwind CSS Motion for animation written as utility classes, or tw-animate-css for the enter and exit utilities used by shadcn/ui in Tailwind v4.
- Is tailwindcss-animate still maintained?
- It has not been updated since 2024. tw-animate-css is its CSS-first replacement for Tailwind v4.
- Are CSS animations good for performance?
- Yes, when they animate transform and opacity. Those properties run on the compositor and stay smooth even on slower devices.