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24 alternatives to CSS in Motion

A handpicked collection of CSS animation resources.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CSS in Motion launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Transforms in CSS▲117

   Free eBook for learning to code animations

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2AV
   A visual guide to the most popular CSS properties▲1,117

   CSS Reference is a free visual guide to CSS. It features the most popular properties, and explains them with illustrated and animated examples.

   2016 · cssreference.io · its alternatives →

3. 3CA
   CSS3 animation▲271

   An experiment with basic CSS3 animations.

   2012 · thegoodman.cc · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CSS Reference for iPhone, iPad▲157

   A visual guide to CSS with illustrated + animated examples

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CSS Animation Cheat Sheet▲232

   Awesome CSS3 plugin for spiffy animations

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CSS Toolkit▲161

   Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A to Z CSS▲163

   CSS screencasts for designers & developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CSS Stunts▲9

   A Weekly Blog of Animated CSS Hacks

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Move Things With CSS▲102

   An ebook for learning CSS animations and transitions

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CSS Animations▲7

    Quick and easy copy of many CSS Animations

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Picnic CSS▲131

    A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12TA
    Tuesday, a new open-source CSS animation library▲18

    2015 · shakrmedia.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    hack.css▲174

    The CSS framework for hackers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CSS Reference▲13

    A free visual guide to the most popular CSS properties.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CSS Triggers▲80

    A game of layout, paint and composite

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    App Motion▲196

    Explore the best, hand-picked app motion design

    2023 · appmotion.design · its alternatives →

18. 18
    OMG - Oh My Grids!▲6

    A collection of Articles, Videos and Tutorials on CSS Grids

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cycles▲179

    Visual feedback and approvals for web development

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    webdesignrepo V2▲121

    A curation of the best webdesign tools and resources

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Animate.css▲191

    Just-add-water CSS animations

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22BJ
    Bounce.js – A tool for generating CSS3 animations▲172

    2014 · bouncejs.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AW
    Animated Watch Illustrations with CSS3 and SVG▲41

    I wanted a little project to practice illustration as well as animation on the web. Plus I'm a big fan of watches.

    2013 · wrist.im · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Animation Handbook on Design Better▲184

    Guide to animation best practices in digital product design.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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