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24 alternatives to Animated Backgrounds

Collection of 30+ animated backgrounds for websites

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Animated Backgrounds launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Scenic Background Animations▲323

   60+ free background scenes illustrated and animated

   2021 · pixeltrue.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   50+ Free Animated Resources▲158

   A library of animated assets for your websites

   2023 · motion.design · its alternatives →

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   Cool Backgrounds▲505

   Create fast, one-of-a-kind hero images for blogs & websites

   2018 · coolbackgrounds.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   4K Animated Background Pack▲356

   Perfectly looping 4K animated backgrounds, free to use

   2023 · tella.com · its alternatives →

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   Vidlery▲291

   Free animated backgrounds for your homepage

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   shots▲154

   Turn the evolution of a website into an animated gif

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   RoughNotation – create and animate hand-drawn annotations on a web page▲696

   A small JavaScript library to create and animate hand-drawn annotations on a web page

   2020 · roughnotation.com · its alternatives →

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   I built 48 lightweight SVG backgrounds you can copy/paste▲403

   Our backgrounds are customizable in many ways. Each background is unique and collectively these designs explore the various capabilities and attributes of SVG.

   Mar 2026 · svgbackgrounds.com · its alternatives →

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   Product UI Animations by Awesomic▲236

   Animated graphics and icons for web and mobile app design

   2021 · awesomic.com · its alternatives →

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    App Animations ▲403

    Gallery of beautiful iOS animations to inspire your next app

    2015 · appanimations.com · its alternatives →

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    Gradients FM▲117

    300+ unique background gradients & wallpapers

    2025 · gradients.fm · its alternatives →

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    Slides 4▲476

    Create impressive animated websites in minutes. 😻

    2018 · designmodo.com · its alternatives →

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    Wicked Backgrounds▲381

    Create, copy & export beautiful SVG background waves

    2021 · wickedbackgrounds.com · its alternatives →

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    Animated Icons 3000▲186

    3000+ engaging motion graphics by Icons8

    2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

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    Motion▲245

    Animations to bring your websites to life

    2023 · motion.design · its alternatives →

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    Animated Icons 2.0 by Icons8▲391

    900+ full-motion animated icons to make your project shine

    2020 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

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    Blob Animation▲154

    Generate smooth animated blobs for your website

    2022 · blobanimation.com · its alternatives →

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    Christmas Zoom Backgrounds▲138

    Delightful animations and virtual backgrounds for gatherings

    2020 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

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    Giphy▲180

    Search animated GIFs on the web

    2013 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

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    Brusher▲158

    Tiny library to add interactive backgrounds to webpages

    2018 · kamran.fyi · its alternatives →

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    Awesome Illustrations▲253

    Create awesome illustrations for websites & applications

    2019 · picchustudio.webflow.io · its alternatives →

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    LOOPS▲180

    Animated 3D shapes for UI projects

    2021 · wannathis.one · its alternatives →

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    Animated Icons from Icons8▲302

    200 free animated icons to delight your users

    2019 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

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    Animaker▲157

    Create animated videos with less effort, time & cost

    2015 · animaker.com · its alternatives →

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