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24 alternatives to Animate.css

Just-add-water CSS animations

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Animate.css launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Water.css – A just-add-css collection of styles to make websites nicer▲501

   A drop-in collection of CSS styles to make simple websites just a little nicer - kognise/water.css

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Animatopy▲5

   Just-add-water CSS animations snippets

   2019 · sarthology.github.io · its alternatives →

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   CSS Animation Cheat Sheet▲232

   Awesome CSS3 plugin for spiffy animations

   2014 · justinaguilar.com · its alternatives →

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   Water.css▲186

   Make your tiny website just a little nicer

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   AnimatiSS▲169

   A nice, colorful collection of CSS animations

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Transforms in CSS▲117

   Free eBook for learning to code animations

   2016 · get.oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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   CSS3 animation▲271

   An experiment with basic CSS3 animations.

   2012 · thegoodman.cc · its alternatives →

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   CSS Triggers▲80

   A game of layout, paint and composite

   2014 · csstriggers.com · its alternatives →

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   AniCollection▲122

   The easiest way to find, use and share CSS3 animations.

   2015 · anicollection.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Tailwind Animations▲132

    Beautiful copy + paste Tailwind CSS animations in seconds

    2023 · tailwindanimations.co · its alternatives →

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    CSS Animation 101▲20

    A free ebook introducing CSS animation

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CSS Toolkit▲161

    Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Canvas▲140

    Animate in Xcode without knowing how to code

    2014 · canvaspod.io · its alternatives →

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    ANIMATE IT▲205

    Create GIFs and video animations easily in your browser

    2019 · animateit.online · its alternatives →

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    Gradienty - CSS Animation Generator▲21

    Export over 600+ CSS Animations to Code!

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    CSS Animations▲7

    Quick and easy copy of many CSS Animations

    2016 · cnicodeme.com · its alternatives →

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    A Single Div▲177

    A CSS drawing project

    2016 · a.singlediv.com · its alternatives →

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    Mastering CSS Transitions, Transforms & Animations▲7

    A practical course on how to add motion effects to your web.

    2015 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

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    Bounce.js▲120

    Create tasty CSS3 powered animations in no time

    2014 · bouncejs.com · its alternatives →

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    VHS▲5

    Stylish CSS animation library — similar to Animate.css

    2016 · jxnblk.com · its alternatives →

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    Blockies Animate▲151

    Smooth, plug-and-play UI animations for any modern web app

    2025 · animate.blockiesui.com · its alternatives →

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    Move Things With CSS▲102

    An ebook for learning CSS animations and transitions

    2020 · jh3y.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Snabbt.js▲129

    A minimalistic animation library

    2015 · daniel-lundin.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Animate CSS3▲16

    A modern reveal-on-scroll library with useful options and animations. (Animate Elements On Reveal) - crazychicken/t-scroll

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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