Spirit
The animation tool for the web.
Spirit launched on May 21, 2018 with 754 votes, #5 of 2,986 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
Spirit is an animation tool designed for web designers and developers to create and manage animations directly in the browser. Users can live-edit animations on their web pages, work with SVG and HTML elements, and use a timeline editor for precise control. The tool supports importing and exporting JSON files, allowing animations to be played in production through its web player API. Spirit targets both designers and developers seeking a streamlined, real-time animation workflow for web projects.
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From the sources
Spirit Studio is an animation tool that helps designers and developers creating and managing their animations real time in the browser. ✔︎ Super easy to use ✔︎ Live edit animations directly on your web page ✔︎ Animate SVG/HTML ✔︎ Timeline editor ✔︎ Import/export JSON and play animations in production using the https://docs.spiritapp.io/web-player/simple-api.html
Spirit is an animation toolkit built to help you create animations for the web directly in the browser
The ultimate tool to create high-quality animations directly in the browser. Important Notice: I want to extend my deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported Spirit over the years. After careful consideration, I have made the difficult decision to discontinue Spirit as a service. Read more ... Where you are limited to box-element animations in other animation tools, you've total freedom in Spirit as the entire web page is your playground. Go beyond everyday transitions & animations and start making the web beautiful. It's almost plug and play, simply connect Spirit Studio to any webpage, add elements to your animation and start animating in real time. With Spirit Studio you can…from spiritapp.io
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