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Life & fun · April 28, 2014

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Velocity.js – Accelerated JavaScript animation

Velocity.js: An incredibly fast animation engine for motion designers.

Velocity.js – Accelerated JavaScript animation launched on April 28, 2014 with 160 votes, #35 of 1,174 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Velocity.js is a JavaScript animation engine that provides fast motion effects for web pages. It offers the same API as jQuery's $.animate() but works independently or with jQuery, featuring color animation, transforms, loops, easings, SVG support, and scrolling. Developers can replace jQuery animations with Velocity to achieve improved performance across browsers and devices.

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Julian.com → Velocity.js --> Tweet --> Velocity . js | GitHub Update Accelerated JavaScript animation. Overview Velocity is an animation engine with the same API as jQuery's $.animate() . It works with and without jQuery. It's incredibly fast, and it features color animation , transforms , loops , easings , SVG support , and scrolling . It is the best of jQuery and CSS transitions combined. Download Download Velocity , include it on your page, and replace all instances of jQuery's $.animate() with $.velocity(). You will immediately see a performance boost across all browsers and devices — especially on mobile. Compatibility Velocity works everywhere — back to IE8 and…from velocityjs.org

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