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24 alternatives to I reverse engineered top websites to build an animated UI library
Looking at websites such as Clerk, I began thinking that design engineers might be some kind of wizards. I wanted to understand how they do it, so I started reverse-engineering their components out of curiosity. One thing led to another, and I ended up building a small library of reusable, animated components based on what I found. The library is built in React and Framer Motion. I’d love to hear your feedback
This is a library of reusable animated UI components built with React and Framer Motion, created by reverse-engineering design patterns from popular websites like Clerk. It is designed for developers and design… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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